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Parati (PTA) Blonde d'Aquitaine AI bull I used!

  • 08-01-2014 12:33pm
    #1
    Rabbit1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    Well folks I have two cows calving down in late march to this BA bull. Both are LMxSh second calvers. Has anyone had any experience with him? Thanks for reading! http://b-static.net/vbulletin/images/smilies/cool.png


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  • #2
    FYM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭FYM


    I used him once a few years ago on a BBxSM heifer. Outstanding calf, was a very tight pull, but it was becasue of the BB in the heifer. i have tried to get friends of mine who breed show calves to use him on their BB cows.


  • #3
    Rabbit1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Rabbit1989


    Did the calf come into good money?

    Did it end out looking like a BB pig type thing?

    I am sorry, I just cant take to the look of a Belgian Blue! They look hard shipped!

    11.5% calving difficulty, wish I knew ICBF existed before that fabled day 19/6/13 haha


  • #4
    Rabbit1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Rabbit1989


    Well folks I have two cows calving down in late march to this BA bull. Both are LMxSh second calvers. Has anyone had any experience with him? Thanks for reading!


  • #5
    FYM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭FYM


    The calf was average sized but the heifer had a BB pelvis - so it was a very tight pull. Kept the calf on and sold her as a store heifer at ~ 2Yrs. she came into €1300, but this price was unheard of at the time (6 years ago). She had the size of the BA and the muscle of the BB - not pigish but stylish.


  • #6
    Rabbit1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Rabbit1989


    You are a gent thanks.

    My two heifers (2nd calvers on this calf) have good square pelvic regions with no muscle there, plenty of milk though! Should be fine please God!


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  • #7
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Rabbit1989 wrote: »
    Well folks I have two cows calving down in late march to this BA bull. Both are LMxSh second calvers. Has anyone had any experience with him? Thanks for reading!

    I like a Lim Sh cow. We havent used PTA but have used several other BA bulls. I'd be very surprised if they don't pop them out, nice and handy. In fact I'd nearly put money on it! The BA should bring a nice shapey calf not too heavy in the bone.


  • #8
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    The girlfriends father had 4 2 year old heifers calf to him this year without any bother. Got well paid for them too but they were out of Charolais and came the right colour with a good fleece of hair.


  • #9
    badshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭badshot


    used him a few times
    never had any problems with him
    even used him on bb heifers with no trouble
    would use him again only my ai man said he can no
    longer get straws


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