SIM bull

adne

Lads, anyone any recommendation on a good sim bull to use based on calves u have

on the river

adne wrote: »

Lads, anyone any recommendation on a good sim bull to use based on calves u have

ya ZBF IS A GOOD BULL. CALVES ARE WIDE AND STONG .

adne

on the river wrote: »

ya ZBF IS A GOOD BULL. CALVES ARE WIDE AND STONG .

Good stuff, went with him on a second calver ch cow.
Any hassle calving him

on the river

adne wrote: »

Good stuff, went with him on a second calver ch cow.
Any hassle calving him

five of my 3 year old cows had no trouble calving him. the calves have good growth rate although they will eat a lot compared to your average aa or lim calf

limo_100

on the river wrote: »

ya ZBF IS A GOOD BULL. CALVES ARE WIDE AND STONG .

any chance of a few pics?

on the river

limo_100 wrote: »

any chance of a few pics?

none myself. sold two their at mart good weight at 370 kgs.

limo_100

on the river wrote: »

none myself. sold two their at mart good weight at 370 kgs.

will you use him again? did you get good money for them?

Genghis Cant

limo_100 wrote: »

did you get good money for them?

That's the issue I have with the Sim. Ya take a hit on the bull calves, particularly the very Simmentaly looking ones. No doubt they can have great weight for age though.
We had a few nice ones last backend the best weighed 520 kgs and made €1340. He was more Lim looking. Off KFY. We took a hit on a Simm looking lad and a serious hit on a Black/white lad off a black Lim cow.

on the river

limo_100 wrote: »

will you use him again? did you get good money for them?

I am using him again hoping to get replacements . As the other poster suggested the more lim looking they are more money you get. As mine were off angus cows the colouring was a bit off on some yet they sold better than i expected.

limo_100

Genghis Cant wrote: »

That's the issue I have with the Sim. Ya take a hit on the bull calves, particularly the very Simmentaly looking ones. No doubt they can have great weight for age though.
We had a few nice ones last backend the best weighed 520 kgs and made €1340. He was more Lim looking. Off KFY. We took a hit on a Simm looking lad and a serious hit on a Black/white lad off a black Lim cow.

They would be handy if they had sexed semen in them. I try to use them on light coloured cows. How do you think a simmental would cross on a shorthorn cow?

Genghis Cant

limo_100 wrote: »

They would be handy if they had sexed semen in them. I try to use them on light coloured cows. How do you think a simmental would cross on a shorthorn cow?

Dovea are advertising 2 Simm bulls sexed semen, Islavale Cracker ISL and Cloondroon Calling QCD

http://issuu.com/jennalyn11/docs/beef_catalogue_2014

Would that be an option?

If I'd a Shorthorn cow I'd be trying to bring a bit of muscle into the mix, I'd probably go with a decent Lim. Hard to know when you're doin right:pac:

limo_100

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Dovea are advertising 2 Simm bulls sexed semen, Islavale Cracker ISL and Cloondroon Calling QCD

http://issuu.com/jennalyn11/docs/beef_catalogue_2014

Would that be an option?

If I'd a Shorthorn cow I'd be trying to bring a bit of muscle into the mix, I'd probably go with a decent Lim. Hard to know when you're doin right:pac:

I still prefer ZBF or capone in d ncbc catologe to them. Thats what i was thinking in fairness she has a ADX heifer calf at foot now and last year she had an FL21 heifer calf hoping to bull the her in may

on the river

limo_100 wrote: »

I still prefer ZBF or capone in d ncbc catologe to them. Thats what i was thinking in fairness she has a ADX heifer calf at foot now and last year she had an FL21 heifer calf hoping to bull the her in may

HKG might be a good option if looking for replacements

Farrell

Trying CQA on a LLX 2nd calver

limo_100

well lads has any one got and capone (kez) calves on the ground have two heifers up to him now both are gone 292 and 299 days very unusual for heifers me thinks??