Holsteinfriesian90
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I can breed top proven bull but not genomic bulls so sadly no
That’s a shame as you would hope a top genomic bull would be a top proven bull but I know it doesn’t work like that.
I can breed top proven bull but not genomic bulls so sadly no
we min tilled it, subsoil, tine/disc machine, very shallow fast pass with p/h, at contractors request, to 'level' the top, to stop the drill bouncing, his instructions, 500 revs, 8mph, 2ins deep. Gone in perfectly. Strip til next year.We did min till, where well grazed no problem, where we flailed it much more challenging, lots of trash, but got it in with with the contractors disc drill... time will tell the results, all learning.
Genus gave me the semen for this one born this morning but it’s a girl, Hilton dam Capitol siredHave you got any bulls going into ai soon?
Genus gave me the semen for this one born this morning but it’s a girl, Hilton dam Capitol sired View attachment 1038735
Would you not put one into stud yourself with uk sires? I know he didn't work work everyone but I really do love my Chad's, I only have one caleb daughter but she's one of my favourites (and actually is one of my best genomically too)Genus gave me the semen for this one born this morning but it’s a girl, Hilton dam Capitol sired View attachment 1038735
You want to be careful letting them calve outside like that it's all healthy, and even worse still it might go and suck it's mother and your proper doomed then.Genus gave me the semen for this one born this morning but it’s a girl, Hilton dam Capitol sired View attachment 1038735
Never post a picture of a dry calf with no tagsYou want to be careful letting them calve outside like that it's all healthy, and even worse still it might go and suck it's mother and your proper doomed then.
use your instinct, you know your cows better, than a young lad/lass, or not sure which, sat at a desk, looking at a heap of figures, and just as likely not to have seen a cow, close up.I struggle with the total hang up with genomics. We have contract mated cows that have a high PLI that I would never keep a bull out of.
The problem I see is that the Genomic PLI for a bull is 50%? made up of the PLI from the cow and Bull and half from his DNA so however good his DNA is he will never sell at stud if his dam does not have a decent PLI.
Of the three young bulls I have to decide the fate of this year the one who looks best, dam has done 6 8000l lactations classified Ex has the lowest PLI. What to do?
I struggle with the total hang up with genomics. We have contract mated cows that have a high PLI that I would never keep a bull out of.
The problem I see is that the Genomic PLI for a bull is 50%? made up of the PLI from the cow and Bull and half from his DNA so however good his DNA is he will never sell at stud if his dam does not have a decent PLI.
Of the three young bulls I have to decide the fate of this year the one who looks best, dam has done 6 8000l lactations classified Ex has the lowest PLI. What to do?
Wow never realised that. You look at some of the inch bulls high pli but some of the dams don’t have a recorded lactation.
I'm going to moan slightly
Why are there so many narrow chested bulls in stud?? Its not so bad if there stature is also massively negative as atleast then its proportion. But I could do with another 10-20 straws and was trying to find something different to what I have already used and every bull I've clicked on so far has negative chest width!!
I agree, try not to use a negative chest width bull here.
GTW was minus on Genomic testing, when he got his proof he went positive.
Have you used him?
Never look at pli tbhI can’t see where that bull gets his pli from apart from very high milk.
I have used jake despite being negative chest width because he's soo good everywhere else but I haven't gone crazy with him.I agree, try not to use a negative chest width bull here.
GTW was minus on Genomic testing, when he got his proof he went positive.
Have you used him?
His daughters will give him his high pli, its why he went from not the best genomic bull to one of the best proven bullsI can’t see where that bull gets his pli from apart from very high milk.
Sometimes you have to make compromises. Smaller the better.I have used jake despite being negative chest width because he's soo good everywhere else but I haven't gone crazy with him.
Used a lot of gtw last year and got some cracking calves to be fair. I would be tempted by him again but I like to spread the risk (although that's somewhat lower with him being proven)
Current favourite bull to use is patriot red. Ticks a lot of my bones (would like a positive fertility score but I'm convinced that's more of a management trait than a genetic one)
Tb changes a lot of thingsSometimes you have to make compromises. Smaller the better.
We never used to breed replacements from maiden heifers , tb changed that policy.