Finding sons of bulls

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RJ1

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Hi

We bought some heifers in a few years ago and some have matured into what we see as very good cows. I can't see that the bull is still available but got wondering if there's an easy way to find if sons of certain bulls are being sold, without ordering everyone's catalogue etc.

Thanks
 
nonemouse

nonemouse

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Innovate UK
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Seems a common thing, by the time you’ve found you have cows that suit your system well, the bull is long gone.
One of my favourite cows is by a bull called Newhouse scurry, - he never made it through cornerstone testing (genus) and I’d have loved to use more straws by him
 
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Strauss

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That plain heifer blooms into a beautiful third calver and suddenly you're ready to search every tank in the land for the last straws of her sire. I've been there too.
 
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upnortheast

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Livestock Farmer
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Northumberland
Strauss said:
That plain heifer blooms into a beautiful third calver and suddenly you're ready to search every tank in the land for the last straws of her sire. I've been there too
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Been there - that`s the sort we like

the old "Soonest ripe, soonest rotten " concept.
Trouble is some of the bull selection criteria end up with that result
 
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