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<blockquote data-quote="Jdunn55" data-source="post: 8091930" data-attributes="member: 81760"><p>I used limo because that's what I've been used to using (previous 5 years of work I've only ever seen limo or Hereford used). Regarding calving problems, Friesians tend to be fairly easy calving, you'll always get the odd one but I am yet to calve a single one of my cows this year - heifers I do tend to find are a bit more difficult but I think that's the same for most breeds?</p><p>Last year the only ones I had problems with were my heifers that had Hereford bulls, the ones that had limos calved unassisted. Personally (and no offense meant to anyone) I do not like herefords, I think the heads on them are too big (have spoken to a few others who have said the same), the good ones calve as easy as an angus and have the value of a limo, the bad ones calve worse than limos and have the value of an angus, therefore I would rather use angus or limo.</p><p></p><p>When I served my cows last year, I didn't think about gestation length, I was more concerned about getting them in-calf and the extra value of a limo vs angus. This was a mistake but you live and learn.</p><p>This year, one of my main aims is to tighten my block up to 70 days total calving. I will be using Friesian semen for the first 45 days on cows that I would like a Friesian calf from, I will be using Limo semen for the first 45 days on anything that I would not like a Friesian calf from and then for the last 25 days I will be using the shortest gestation bull available, whether that is angus, hereford or some yak I don't care as long as they get In-calf</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jdunn55, post: 8091930, member: 81760"] I used limo because that's what I've been used to using (previous 5 years of work I've only ever seen limo or Hereford used). Regarding calving problems, Friesians tend to be fairly easy calving, you'll always get the odd one but I am yet to calve a single one of my cows this year - heifers I do tend to find are a bit more difficult but I think that's the same for most breeds? Last year the only ones I had problems with were my heifers that had Hereford bulls, the ones that had limos calved unassisted. Personally (and no offense meant to anyone) I do not like herefords, I think the heads on them are too big (have spoken to a few others who have said the same), the good ones calve as easy as an angus and have the value of a limo, the bad ones calve worse than limos and have the value of an angus, therefore I would rather use angus or limo. When I served my cows last year, I didn't think about gestation length, I was more concerned about getting them in-calf and the extra value of a limo vs angus. This was a mistake but you live and learn. This year, one of my main aims is to tighten my block up to 70 days total calving. I will be using Friesian semen for the first 45 days on cows that I would like a Friesian calf from, I will be using Limo semen for the first 45 days on anything that I would not like a Friesian calf from and then for the last 25 days I will be using the shortest gestation bull available, whether that is angus, hereford or some yak I don't care as long as they get In-calf [/QUOTE]
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