Beef AI/Bulls MEGATHREAD

patsy_mccabe

Seaba wrote: »

Lovely calf.
Just had a look at him on ICBF. Docility of -0.24. Never seen one that low before!

I've a PBR Lim cow here, that's -0.30. She is genotyped too. Funny thing is she is extremely quiet with me but looses it if a stranger comes around. Her mother was -0.46 on docility and a complete nutter. Had to put padlocks on the shed door when I was fattening her.:(

annubis

tanko wrote: »

Lovely stock as usual.
Seeing as you use Dovea, have you ever tried Mullary Intrepid??

had one pb heifer off him a few years back, terrible pull, ended up popping calf hip before she came out, bone setter corrected, thought she would be very muscley in her early days but she didnt really turn out that way after, she was very long type heifer, had a super temperment, very quiet altogether, had her put in calf last winter but unfortunately she was stone dead in shed when i came back from work one evening

Who2

Seen a few calves off intrepid and I was impressed. All fairly shapey

The Real Elmer Fudd

Seaba wrote: »

Lovely calf.
Just had a look at him on ICBF. Docility of -0.24. Never seen one that low before!

That calf is a bit flighty alright. Have another BZB bull calf there also and he’s very quiet.

Invalid user

Hi guys. I’m wondering does anyone on here have any info on where to get straws for some of the old classic Charolais, some of whom that are no longer with us. I’ve tried a few places but they are sold out. Looking for the likes of cf52, domino, Jupiter, major.

charolais0153

Invalid user wrote: »

Hi guys. I’m wondering does anyone on here have any info on where to get straws for some of the old classic Charolais, some of whom that are no longer with us. I’ve tried a few places but they are sold out. Looking for the likes of cf52, domino, Jupiter, major.

Put an add on donedeal and have a look on donedeal

Hard Knocks

Invalid user wrote: »

Hi guys. I’m wondering does anyone on here have any info on where to get straws for some of the old classic Charolais, some of whom that are no longer with us. I’ve tried a few places but they are sold out. Looking for the likes of cf52, domino, Jupiter, major.

See 52 & pirate straws on DD there now

The Real Elmer Fudd

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Impressive!

Between you & Elmer Fudd looks like it'll be a toss up between LM2014 & EBY
Though i've a terrible habit of changing my mind last minute, womans prerogative & all that :P

First 2 lim heifers are out of LM2014. I have them AI’d to eby

The Real Elmer Fudd

SI4147 calves

The Real Elmer Fudd

Bull calf of left DFD off an AA cow and bull calf on right EBY off a MBP heifer

Invalid user

Hard Knocks wrote: »

See 52 & pirate straws on DD there now

Can you share a link I don’t see them. Tks

patsy_mccabe

Invalid user wrote: »

Can you share a link I don’t see them. Tks

https://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/ai-charolais-straws-for-sale/19438562

tanko

Elite pedigree genetics in the north have CF52 straws for €150 (discounts for larger orders). I dont know anything about them.

patsy_mccabe

tanko wrote: »

Elite pedigree genetics in the north have CF52 straws for €150 (discounts for larger orders). I dont know anything about them.

I got Ampertaine Commander straws from them when they were €60 each. They are €120 now. Sympa are €350 a pop now. Crazy money

http://www.elitepedigreegenetics.com/?page_id=73

Midlandsman80

Hi all, has anyone any experience of what Lodge hamlet is like for height, i see his linear is at 31% but wondering if anyone has experience. Considering him on a Blue x Sim, will be 4th calver, she is not small but KJB left a short calf, was an e grade and 500kg at 11 months but was short.

patsy_mccabe

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

Hi all, has anyone any experience of what Lodge hamlet is like for height, i see his linear is at 31% but wondering if anyone has experience. Considering him on a Blue x Sim, will be 4th calver, she is not small but KJB left a short calf, was an e grade and 500kg at 11 months but was short.

I got some straws from Munser AI for €22. He seems to breed tight muscley types, kinda like belgian blues.

GiantPencil

Invalid user wrote: »

Hi guys. I’m wondering does anyone on here have any info on where to get straws for some of the old classic Charolais, some of whom that are no longer with us. I’ve tried a few places but they are sold out. Looking for the likes of cf52, domino, Jupiter, major.

There's a lad on facebook called K Genetics who has been selling Major straws lately too

tanko

Theres a lad from Clare on Donedeal t/a Bullbank selling FZF (Mereside Favori) straws for €12, used him a few years ago and think hes a serious bull, a bit harder calved than average tho.
Anyone dealt with him?

Lady Haywire

Anyone looking for more On-Dit straws?

https://twitter.com/BeefPrestige/status/1022913187807748097

High bike

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Anyone looking for more On-Dit straws?

https://twitter.com/BeefPrestige/status/1022913187807748097

wouldnt mind a couple of them

tanko

High bike wrote: »

wouldnt mind a couple of them

He brings a lot of length and frame to his calves, works best on small or medium sized cows with lots of muscle i found.
If hes put on bigger plainer cows you’ll end up with giraffes.
A great bull on the right cow tho.

charolais0153

tanko wrote: »

He brings a lot of length and frame to his calves, works best on small or medium sized cows with lots of muscle i found.
If hes put on bigger plainer cows you’ll end up with giraffes.
A great bull on the right cow tho.

Looks to be an average enpugh topline on that heifer in the pic

tanko

charolais0153 wrote: »

Looks to be an average enpugh topline on that heifer in the pic

Probably a French heifer, they have different ideas about what cows should look like i suppose.
I wouldnt judge a bull on one pic of a daughter.
FZF’s mother is an On-Dit daughter, have a look at her.

charolais0153

tanko wrote: »

Probably a French heifer, they have different ideas about what cows should look like i suppose.
I wouldnt judge a bull on one pic of a daughter.
FZF’s mother is an On-Dit daughter, have a look at her.

Ya looked her up there.fine herd . Not a fantastic top on her either. If bulls werent fed as much youd see it in them too

patsy_mccabe

On-dit very poor on calving interval (fertility) too. Surprised at this, as he is well tested on the French programme. A lot of these so called great maternal bulls falling down on this. Cerberus (WGE) dropped like a stone on the last proofs because of it too.

Invalid user

Thanks for the info guys. Has anyone on here done an AI course or who would you recommend for it?

simx

Invalid user wrote: »

Thanks for the info guys. Has anyone on here done an AI course or who would you recommend for it?

Done it few years back with Dovea, thought your man was very helpful and not a massive group so plenty of attention

tanko

I did it with PG but thats 17 years ago now, thought it very good. PG, Munster Ai or Dovea would be your best bets id say.

bogman_bass

I did it with Pg. found the guy training very good

Invalid user

What do you all think of reintroducing a sire to a bloodline after 4 generations? Keep the line tight or don’t go there....