Dovea Genetics Beef Sires 2015

tanko

I see Dovea have their 2015 beef catalogue up on their website. Maybe someone could put up a link to it here.

annubis

wot allow me put up link, lots of new limo bulls, ampertaine hollywood looks interesting

onyerbikepat

Your wish is my command. A good few Limousins well proven for easy calving too. Something NCBC don't have.

http://dovea-genetics.ie/catalogue/#

deerejohn

NCBC have HCA, AHZ and OZS

onyerbikepat

I'm talking about 'out and out' easy calving, say for use on heifers to calf at 2 years.
EBY is 2.1% (90%) calving for example.

NCBC used to have FL22 in the old days. Nothing like that now.

Mac Taylor

Some interesting Bulls there from a limousin perspective. It's pity we can't get more French Bulls in AI here. The uk breeders have bred the milk out of the majority of their Bulls.

tismesoitis

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Some interesting Bulls there from a limousin perspective. It's pity we can't get more French Bulls in AI here. The uk breeders have bred the milk out of the majority of their Bulls.

And the easy calving along with it Mac

world_weary

how do farmers manage to get their cows in every day for A.I ?

i do a little part time farming and while id love to do AI , no way would i be able to bring them in everyday out of the paddock , draft out the ones who are not on heat and avoid chaos , i do what i do all by myself i might add

Miname

world_weary wrote: »

how do farmers manage to get their cows in every day for A.I ?

i do a little part time farming and while id love to do AI , no way would i be able to bring them in everyday out of the paddock , draft out the ones who are not on heat and avoid chaos , i do what i do all by myself i might add

A bucket a nuts once in a while and they will follow you anywhere

tanko

world_weary wrote: »

how do farmers manage to get their cows in every day for A.I ?

i do a little part time farming and while id love to do AI , no way would i be able to bring them in everyday out of the paddock , draft out the ones who are not on heat and avoid chaos , i do what i do all by myself i might add

I give them a shake of nuts every day during the breeding season. When they get used to this they'll follow you into the yard when you need them in. It's an added expense but makes Ai a lot easier.
If your yard is well set up it's no problem to separate out the one you need.

onyerbikepat

I've been AI'ing Sucklers for the last 6 years or so. Feeding a few nuts even every second day will train them to come in. Also a few well placed ecetric fence runs help too. It can be done once you get the hang of it.

Bigbird1

The bulls lisnagre hansome and limkiln hulk look super. Anyone have or see calves by hansome yet?

Kovu

Have a few new ones I picked on whims last year and expecting good things

KJB, Virginia Andy (on ped second calver), FGG & YHM.