Which lim AI bull

[jacobl741]

Thinking of having a few pedigree Limousin heifers i am keeping done with AI as they are from our stock bull who I don’t want to part with. Any suggestions that people have used and been happy with? Lodge hamlet would be the one but don’t really want to spend that much, quite like the look of rainbow Simon...

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Tomschoice Jet or Tomschoice lexicon both sensible money

 

[Little squeak]

when you write

Lodge hamlet would be the one but don’t really want to spend that much

are you refering to the royalty fee for reg pedigree limmys?

 

[jacobl741]

when you write

are you refering to the royalty fee for reg pedigree limmys?

yeah the royalty fee and the cost of the straws, when it’s just a few like we have to do can’t justify that much per straw and then the royalty fee on top

 

[Little squeak]

I use genus ai service so any cogent bulls are of limits here anyway, but lodge Hamlet is £13 a straw and the royalty fee £35, I don't do pedigree so never pay the royalty. I don't know what cogent are on but I do get good calves with Hamlet

 

[Agrivator]

There are so many Limousin breeders that you should ideally try to gain a reputation based on:

Milkiness and Ease of calving.

 

[AGN76]

Tomschoice Pavarotti? £7 a straw, £35 royalty?
No royalty on Simon, but would he be a caesarian job?

 

[Henarar]

For something different we have had good results with Faisceau, calves easy

 

[Happy]

@shearerlad

 

[som farmer]

not jaegerbomb, is anything happening on that front, gone all quiet.

 

[Ministryman]

Chatsworth Jojo - £10/straw. no royalty. Lovely quiet calves, shape, grow, heifers calve with tidy udders.

 

[shearerlad]

Im purely commercial so I don’t pay any attention to the royalty fees.

Personally I’d recommend hamlet. Last time I enquired about him there was supply issues but he was in the region of £11.60. Consistent and some of my best have been by him.

dinmore goldcrest is another that I’d recommend. Price is in the mid teens per straw.
If you are a follower of figures then Emslies Galileo might suit. His father Colossus (by Objat) was top of the beef value league

I’ve not got any Tomschoise bulls but I really like the look of lexicon

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Im purely commercial so I don’t pay any attention to the royalty fees.

Personally I’d recommend hamlet. Last time I enquired about him there was supply issues but he was in the region of £11.60. Consistent and some of my best have been by him.

dinmore goldcrest is another that I’d recommend. Price is in the mid teens per straw.
If you are a follower of figures then Emslies Galileo might suit. His father Colossus (by Objat) was top of the beef value league

I’ve not got any Tomschoise bulls but I really like the look of lexicon

Can vouch for lexicon - produces hells of calves and seriously easy calving I’m still using him currently. Jet looks like he’s got even more shape again

 

[Sir loin]

My Hamlet daughters are breeding very well (not enough milk though) got a Conan son out of one that in theory should be an easy calver got a real end in him. my heifers are in calf to Tomschoice nation Conan and Hamlet this year.

 

[farmerclare]

For something different we have had good results with Faisceau, calves easy

Available from Phil Naylor at Cattle Genie

 

[Jdunn55]

not jaegerbomb, is anything happening on that front, gone all quiet.

You can't get him anymore anyway (atleast not from Cogent), haven't heard anymore about it since. It's a shame as hes a phenomenal bull

 

[Jdunn55]

Jet worked well for us, currently using onslow, paid £7/straw for him

 

[som farmer]

You can't get him anymore anyway (atleast not from Cogent), haven't heard anymore about it since. It's a shame as hes a phenomenal bull

i was really wondering about the 'hoo-haa' surrounding the breeding, was there a final outcome.

 

[Jdunn55]

i was really wondering about the 'hoo-haa' surrounding the breeding, was there a final outcome.

Not that I'm aware of, like you said it sort of died down and has seemingly been brushed under the carpet so to speak atleast it didnt affect those that have used the bull unlike the jagerbomb fiasco

 

[Sir loin]

My Hamlet daughters are breeding very well (not enough milk though) got a Conan son out of one that in theory should be an easy calver got a real end in him. my heifers are in calf to Tomschoice nation Conan and Hamlet this year.

Conan out of a Hamlet Heifer should be easy calving shouldn't it?