dovea bull for salers heifers

Livestockmad

I have a few salers heifers for bulling and im wondering what bull to give them. Il be using a dovea bull. A couple of my taughts were 1. Djm (sh) 2. Apx(blonde) 3. Mlj (angus) 4. Bbq (blue) 5. Cwi (lim) 6. Rhf (lim) 7. Kce (blonde) 7. Zfl (angus). They are big heifers so should be well able to calve most bulls. Any suggestions welcome thanks.

tanko

KJB the lim looks like a fine easy calving bull.

kay 9

Livestockmad wrote: »

I have a few salers heifers for bulling and im wondering what bull to give them. Il be using a dovea bull. A couple of my taughts were 1. Djm (sh) 2. Apx(blonde) 3. Mlj (angus) 4. Bbq (blue) 5. Cwi (lim) 6. Rhf (lim) 7. Kce (blonde) 7. Zfl (angus). They are big heifers so should be well able to calve most bulls. Any suggestions welcome thanks.

What ya breeding them for? Beef or replacements?

Bellview

Livestockmad wrote: »

I have a few salers heifers for bulling and im wondering what bull to give them. Il be using a dovea bull. A couple of my taughts were 1. Djm (sh) 2. Apx(blonde) 3. Mlj (angus) 4. Bbq (blue) 5. Cwi (lim) 6. Rhf (lim) 7. Kce (blonde) 7. Zfl (angus). They are big heifers so should be well able to calve most bulls. Any suggestions welcome thanks.

Mlj throwing nice cattle. Born handy and grow well. The tonroe bull is also a nice sire. Currently using a son of his in my ped herd and the best calves I have had in 10 years.

Livestockmad

kay 9 wrote: »

What ya breeding them for? Beef or replacements?

More beef because these are the first salers iv had and I want to see if they're as good as people say before I breed more. Test the water if u get what I mean.But I still want them to calve handy eenough.

Livestockmad

tanko wrote: »

KJB the lim looks like a fine easy calving bull.

Have u any experience of him? I taught of him but I only used him on a few cows gor the first time this year. Id like to see how they get on before I put him to heifers

Livestockmad

tanko wrote: »

KJB the lim looks like a fine easy calving bull.

Have u any experience of him? I taught of him but I only used him on a few cows gor the first time this year. Id like to see how they get on before I put him to heifers

tanko

Livestockmad wrote: »

Have u any experience of him? I taught of him but I only used him on a few cows gor the first time this year. Id like to see how they get on before I put him to heifers

No, haven't used him. I think he might be a better bet for heifers than CWI or RHF. Bulls like KCE and BBQ might be a bit risky on heifers IMO.
EBY looks easy calving too but I've never used him either.

Livestockmad

tanko wrote: »

No, haven't used him. I think he might be a better bet for heifers than CWI or RHF. Bulls like KCE and BBQ might be a bit risky on heifers IMO.
EBY looks easy calving too but I've never used him either.

In my opinion cwi is way easier calving than rhf.. my main choice would be apx. He'd bring a nice bit of growth too I think.

blue5000

Used zfl last yr on heifers, all that held in calf calved by themselves. Nice bit of shape to the calves.

mikeoh

tanko wrote: »

No, haven't used him. I think he might be a better bet for heifers than CWI or RHF. Bulls like KCE and BBQ might be a bit risky on heifers IMO.
EBY looks easy calving too but I've never used him either.

I used EBY a lot this year he extremely easy calving (cd2.1%???) But calves are tiny ....I'll let ye know if they grow.........AI man says he gives all continental heifers KGB and they all born easy and very classy calves i was very disappointed with most of my MLJ calves too but they only starting to take off now at 16 weeks

Bellview

mikeoh wrote: »

I used EBY a lot this year he extremely easy calving (cd2.1%???) But calves are tiny ....I'll let ye know if they grow.........AI man says he gives all continental heifers KGB and they all born easy and very classy calves i was very disappointed with most of my MLJ calves too but they only starting to take off now at 16 weeks

Agree on Mlj. At one time they were worst in yard and they have passed out the majority of the other calves now but it took 4months. At first I blamed the heifer had no milk but think I was wrong

Madden171

I have a unreal heifer of BBQ, but looked about getting him again for a few heifers but I think he's gone from dovea.

Livestockmad

Madden171 wrote: »

I have a unreal heifer of BBQ, but looked about getting him again for a few heifers but I think he's gone from dovea.

I think hes not firing on all cylinders if atal sometimes but he is available. Or maybe the ai man just has a good supply of them. Were they easy calved? What sort of heifers were they?

Madden171

Gave him to a angus heifer and she calved on her own came a blue colour I'll get a pic of her and post it soon

moy83

Madden171 wrote: »

Gave him to a angus heifer and she calved on her own came a blue colour I'll get a pic of her and post it soon

BBQ was good for us too and didn't have any calving trouble from him

Madden171

Can he be got anywhere now ?? Would love to have a few straws of him

moy83

Madden171 wrote: »

Can he be got anywhere now ?? Would love to have a few straws of him

I dont know , our AI man isnt using him anyhow and be would probably have kept using him if be was about .

ferger1

Anyone use the saler bull BHU from dovea, I was thinking of trying him on a few of the better cows for replacements