I bloody said he would drop last yeargot told not to worry as he's proven nevermind
Be good to see how they compare!
If there's joseph available you would like them I reckon bit more holsteiny imo but still strong and nice, just very elegant
Yeah, had an absolutely gorgeous cow, unfortunately had a disaster with her last year
Yeah, had an absolutely gorgeous cow, unfortunately had a disaster with her last year
. Yeh I guess they are more elegant for a British friesian. Good fat and protein got 1 that was over 6% fat.
I used Joseph only have 5 and they were nice heifers but wouldn’t say they’ve developed into as good a cows as the lords that are the same age. Was 150 milk as a genomic bull now -301.I bloody said he would drop last year
Be good to see how they compare!
If there's joseph available you would like them I reckon bit more holsteiny imo but still strong and nice, just very elegant
Not bad cows, nice temperments, milk away not so bad. Just not blown away by them. Whereas with the lords there’s not many AI bulls that breed full black feet and I just like how they’re put together more frame to them. I would have rather used James or josh I think. Like the look of cameron.
Sky-high Lord I think
There's an element of that, but what you don't want is to end up accidentally breeding poor fertility in. Plus fertility absolutely hammers pli so if you're bothered about that it's a bit of a no no unfortunately
I understand that, but from a commercial point of view I wouldn't be overly fussed about it.
What's your bull to cow ratio @Jdunn55 ? I use about 6 bulls for the herd here milk about 230 + followers, it's balance between too much choice and spreading risk...He is definitely better on type than contender - when I used him I'm almost certain he positive chest width but think they must have changed- good old genomics
Wouldn't say there's much in it milk wise but fat would be the decision maker for me personally! But probably won't use either of them.
My favourite bull available right now is patriot by a country mile. His genomic are solid as a rock and his calves are stylish - plus he's red!!
I like the look of kerevi from genus as he's got an awesome sire stack behind him. But again his fat figures, fertility and chest width put me off slightly
Seb is a fantastic choice for anything milky and I like the look of carlyon but can't use negative fat bulls
Gtw is a no go unfortunately having dropped 100pli points this proof runjake, Jay and jigsaw are sitting nicely so will be ordering more.
Probably going to order some veritas as he's had a good proof and has some very nice figures. Love his dam as well and haven't used his sire so less risk of inbreeding. Fertility being his main negative.
Ted, surprise and judd have all had a nice proof run as well so may look at them too.
Although not many new bulls available this autumn there are lots of bulls in the pipeline for next spring. Both of the big 2 have taken quite a few very good and interesting bulls born this spring.
I use about 4 bulls normally, plus an extra one or two for the odd cow for contract matings. As the herd grows I doubt I shall use many extra bulls but will order more straws of the same bulls so the ratio will increase if that makes sense
