‘That’ Blue Bull.......

[GenuineRisk]

Ok, I know, can of worms, don’t poke the bear, yada, yada, yada.... but we were scanning cattle today and had one of those rare days when virtually everything scanned in calf, including a five from five embryos in recips. One of the best results was ‘that’ Blue bull had his first cow scanned in calf. She’s one of our former top Show cows and we are now looking forward to seeing if the progeny is any good.... and yes, I would agree, often your top Show cow is not your best brood....

 

[Forever Fendt]

Good results well done

 

[liammogs]

I like the cow!! Long clean middle and nice small head for a blue!! Hope they click for you!

 

[Henarar]

lucky Feisty its a dirty job but someone had to do it
good stuff Jools

@gone up the hill well someone had to do it

 

[GTB]

Well done Jools. I don't really see what all the fuss is about 'that' bull. Looks like a good 'un to me.

 

[Guiggs]

He does look different in that picture to how I remember the last one... you're going to tell me it's the same picture now aren't you
Looks a cracker!

 

[GenuineRisk]

I like the cow!! Long clean middle and nice small head for a blue!! Hope they click for you!

Thanks @liammogs - Feisty gave us an exceptional show season in 2012...!

 

[sam1]

Said it in the original post
I like that bull

 

[M-J-G]

Well done @GenuineRisk, always glad to hear a positive story.

That's some length of a cow! I've seen quite a few Blues that are short, but she's got length to spare.

 

[muleman]

This thread will end up with a padlock on it!

 

[Doc]

I love to see nice stock for their purpose. Both look Top end to me. They are a credit to your obvious objectives.
We have to recognise it's always horses for courses.
There's the pedigree and pure breeders, there's the value adders for dairy and there's the commercial beefers - some intensive, some more extensive. Different markets.
Not all are interchangeable between all the tiers, indeed few are, but the trick is returning the best £ for your enterprise (by cherry picking) per £ input wether it's acres, housing space, equipment, supplementary feed, vet/med input etc. There isn't a universal answer for all circumstances and can really depend who you are selling to.
I think where GUTH et al, are wrong, is that 'the Bull' may not be the best choice to follow 50 assorted commercial (whatever that is) cows around the moor to calve outside unsupervised, BUT, he is not meant to and it is an unfair expectation and pointless comparison or criticism of what is clearly an excellent example of what he is meant to be.

 

[ladycrofter]

They're both beauties! And also sometimes breeding great to great gives you fantastic- how long before they calve?

 

[GenuineRisk]

They're both beauties! And also sometimes breeding great to great gives you fantastic- how long before they calve?

June is looking like a very busy month for us !

 

[Treg]

Well done Jools, hope the progeny do well for you.