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Beef AI/Bulls MEGATHREAD

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    #902
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    More often than not I'm told at least one twin will cum backwards so keep an eye on her at calving all the same.


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    #903
    croot
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭croot


    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    More often than not I'm told at least one twin will cum backwards so keep an eye on her at calving all the same.

    Good advise but luckily that hasn't been my experience. I've had 6 sets of twins in the last five years and only one came backwards.


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    #904
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    More often than not I'm told at least one twin will cum backwards so keep an eye on her at calving all the same.

    I find those a lot easier than getting four legs at once :pac:


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    #905
    RD10
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭RD10


    Once Had a cow that had 5 sets of twins in her lifetime. Lovely quiet cow. Not a complete pet but she'd allow u put calves sucking under her out in the middle of the field with a bucket in front of her. With Each set of twins, one was always coming backwards!
    Have a daughter belonging to her still in herd now(one of a twin) and she's a right contrary one. Had twins herself on her second calving. Her sire was delfur t-bone from either bova or dovea. Cranky when calving but throws serious calves with great growth rates!


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    #906
    RD10
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    Has anyone used new simmental bull curaheen earp? Or have any calves on ground from him? Use progressive genetics here but there isnt too many 5* simmental bulls from them around.


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    #907
    Kovu
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    Yea twins run in families, have one cow here had three sets, she's 13yrs old and carrying her 15th calf.
    Seen Earp mentioned earlier in the thread, apparently he doesn't look a great bull? Has anyone got a picture of him, can't seem to find one online of him.


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    #908
    RD10
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭RD10


    Ya just checking back the records there. She had 5 sets of twins and 5 more calves besides. 15 calves at 13 yrs old. Not too bad!! Took its toll on her and slowed her down a bit so she hit the road after that. Great little cow though. Found a picture of earp here but not great at posting pics yet! Know how i can upload it? He dosnt look the best alright but his stars arent half bad looking.


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    #909
    limo_100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭limo_100


    Kovu wrote: »
    Yea twins run in families, have one cow here had three sets, she's 13yrs old and carrying her 15th calf.
    Seen Earp mentioned earlier in the thread, apparently he doesn't look a great bull? Has anyone got a picture of him, can't seem to find one online of him.

    http://issuu.com/rosalish/docs/pg_beef_cat_2015_6

    heres the catalog u'll find him in it


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    #910
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    RD10 wrote: »
    Ya just checking back the records there. She had 5 sets of twins and 5 more calves besides. 15 calves at 13 yrs old. Not too bad!! Took its toll on her and slowed her down a bit so she hit the road after that. Great little cow though. Found a picture of earp here but not great at posting pics yet! Know how i can upload it? He dosnt look the best alright but his stars arent half bad looking.

    You have to have at least 25 posts in order to post a photo or link, however if you can use a site like imgur/imageshack, you can post the link and I can edit it using my special powers. :D

    Ya she's slowed down the last year or so and she's a right b#tch when she calves too but a great producer and consistent. She turned inside out when she got a bolus last year, totally spruced her up no end.


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    #911
    limo_100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭limo_100


    RD10 wrote: »
    Has anyone used new simmental bull curaheen earp? Or have any calves on ground from him? Use progressive genetics here but there isnt too many 5* simmental bulls from them around.

    I'm using IS4 at the minute I'v put him on three heifers in the last few weeks he's hard to get my man just had some left over so I got lucky, i'd say he can be got if you ask though


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    #912
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    limo_100 wrote: »
    http://issuu.com/rosalish/docs/pg_beef_cat_2015_6

    heres the catalog u'll find him in it

    Gosh, he's very Hereford-y looking at the back end.


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    #913
    limo_100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭limo_100


    Kovu wrote: »
    Gosh, he's very Hereford-y looking at the back end.

    thats what I thought as well its suppose to be a bad picture and that hes actually very impressive now we will have to wait and see I suppose


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    #914
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    limo_100 wrote: »
    thats what I thought as well its suppose to be a bad picture and that hes actually very impressive now we will have to wait and see I suppose

    Strange, it's taken by Maria Kelly who's normally an excellent photographer of livestock and usually gets them looking their best.


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    #915
    RD10
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭RD10


    Think i'll go ahead and use him on a few heifers in the new year. IS4 looks a nice bull too. Mainly have sim and lim cows here. Have a great 5* simmental cow here from the bull milton lord tiffany (MIF) i'd say up on 700-750kg. V.Docile, nice big bag of milk and rears a great calf each year no matter what she's ai'd to. Don't know if he's still around but remember reading in the catalogue he produces excellent daughters.


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    #916
    RD10
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    Maybe when i make the 25 posts i might get to put a picture up of her! 😉


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    #917
    tanko
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    RD10 wrote: »
    Think i'll go ahead and use him on a few heifers in the new year. IS4 looks a nice bull too. Mainly have sim and lim cows here. Have a great 5* simmental cow here from the bull milton lord tiffany (MIF) i'd say up on 700-750kg. V.Docile, nice big bag of milk and rears a great calf each year no matter what she's ai'd to. Don't know if he's still around but remember reading in the catalogue he produces excellent daughters.

    I always think it's a bit risky using a new bull which is completely unproven for calving ease on heifers.
    If he turns out to be hard calved you could be sorry.


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    #918
    Mad4simmental
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    Our bulls dam is milton lord tiffany. His dam was one of the biggest, longest most square cows iv ever seen. With a big bag of milk under her.


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    #919
    Farrell
    Registered Users Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    limo_100 wrote: »
    http://issuu.com/rosalish/docs/pg_beef_cat_2015_6

    heres the catalog u'll find him in it
    Bodybuilder looks a good SI option, have any of you used him?


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    #920
    limo_100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭limo_100


    Farrell wrote: »
    Bodybuilder looks a good SI option, have any of you used him?

    was talking to someone about him whos in the know he has size width length and alot of milk so theres not much wrong with that


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    #921
    furandfeather
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    Farrell wrote: »
    Bodybuilder looks a good SI option, have any of you used him?

    Ya I've a few incalf to him. Seen a few nice calves of him. He's not the biggest bull in the world but plenty big enough for me. He's the best sim bull pg have by a long shot


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    #922
    limo_100
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    furandfeather wrote: »
    Ya I've a few incalf to him. Seen a few nice calves of him. He's not the biggest bull in the world but plenty big enough for me. He's the best sim bull pg have by a long shot

    when are they calving down for you?? did you have any is4 stock over the years??


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    #923
    furandfeather
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭furandfeather


    limo_100 wrote: »
    when are they calving down for you?? did you have any is4 stock over the years??

    Not till late spring. I've a couple of hiefers just AI d to him, just gone 4 weeks so fingers crossed. Ya I liked is4 few good cows off him. His mother hillcrest Joan was the finest Simmental cow I've ever seen


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    #924
    RD10
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    Know what u mean re. Unproven bulls. I'd probably only use on bigger type heifers and even at that i'd still be cautious.
    I had actually been looking at bodybuilder few mnths back. Looks a fair nice bull thats leaving nice progeny behind him.


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    #925
    limo_100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭limo_100


    furandfeather wrote: »
    Not till late spring. I've a couple of hiefers just AI d to him, just gone 4 weeks so fingers crossed. Ya I liked is4 few good cows off him. His mother hillcrest Joan was the finest Simmental cow I've ever seen

    hopefully you get the heifers you want. What were the is4 cows like big broad whatd there milk like. whats so special about joan everyone does be on about her


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    #926
    The Cuban
    Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭The Cuban


    Whats wrong with this picture!!

    killimor_in_time_kzm_rev.jpg

    Taken from the Dovea beef catalog

    http://www.dovea-genetics.ie/killimor-in-time.html

    Nice bull, pity about the picture!!


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    #927
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,709 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    White Bear on the loose;

    Derryolam Impeccable
    https://vimeo.com/117431551

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #928
    croot
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭croot


    Dovea says he combines "length and style".

    Well he look about half an acre long from that pic.


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    #929
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Jesus, if you're going to superimpose something, at least do it right!


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    #930
    Limestone Cowboy
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    White Bear on the loose;

    Derryolam Impeccable
    https://vimeo.com/117431551

    Love the look of that bull!


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    #931
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,709 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Love the look of that bull!

    Derryolam Impeccable-
    Fantastic looking animal alright. Serious front shoulders on him. I'll eat my cap if he stays below 10% for calving difficulty.:D

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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