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limo bull by ionesco

  • 06-05-2012 9:52am
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    1chippy
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    I bought a limo bull by ionesco. Hes not overly big but has great shape and bone. I have been googling info on him but could do with some first hand info. has anyone used him and how did they find him. say for calving ease, weanling sales, etc.


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  • #2
    tanko
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    I used him 4 years ago on ten cows. He was very easy calving and his calves were very good for docility. He bred better heifers than bulls which were a bit narrow.He is only average for milk. He wouldn't be a size improving bull.

    I have 3 of his heifers calved last month, am quite happy with them. They have good shape and muscle and tidy udders.


  • #3
    tismesoitis
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    1chippy wrote: »
    I bought a limo bull by ionesco. Hes not overly big but has great shape and bone. I have been googling info on him but could do with some first hand info. has anyone used him and how did they find him. say for calving ease, weanling sales, etc.

    Very fond of Ionesco think he bred as good commercial cattle for us as any limo bull we ever used. We also used his son SIX who did really well too.Have kept all heifers out of both bulls for replacements. Don,t agree with above saying bulls can be narrow we were delighted with ours!


  • #4
    1chippy
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    cheers for the replies. hope your wrong about the bulls being narrow. Have a lot of the replacements sorted for a good while now. we are expanding a bit and actually have more replacements than actual cows at the moment.


  • #5
    flatout11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭flatout11


    1chippy wrote: »
    I bought a limo bull by ionesco. Hes not overly big but has great shape and bone. I have been googling info on him but could do with some first hand info. has anyone used him and how did they find him. say for calving ease, weanling sales, etc.
    have used ION a fair bit on heifers 4 to 5 years ago, no probs calving had some decent shapely calves off him, id agree with tanko that the heifers tended to be better than the bulls.
    in terms of replacements they turned into nice looking cows and bred well,
    however....... they aint milky, two of them we have culled as they wouldnt feed a cat let alone a calf - so it depends on what your after


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