Beef AI/Bulls MEGATHREAD

RD10

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Just in from calving a PB heifer. Bit of a pull but didn't use the jack. I'm a big convert to on/off pulling and plenty of lube. A fine TOMSCHOICE IRONSTONE (LM2116) bull. She calved a full 7 days early, at 282 days, so that helped a lot. Heifer was only 21 months too.:( What was I thinking. EDIT - 33 months actually. Years mixed up.
She completely ignored him when I was there too, but I see her now on the calving camera mad licking him.

was just going through the catalogue earlier myself and decided i'd pass on LM2116 for this year. i'm not sure what i think of him yet.
Has anyone used LM2242, eddakya?
am thinking of using him this year

Lady Haywire

Lady Haywire wrote: »

TVR, VDT, KZH and either LM2242 or Vermeil on one cow.

RD10 wrote: »

was just going through the catalogue earlier myself and decided i'd pass on LM2116 for this year. i'm not sure what i think of him yet.
Has anyone used LM2242, eddakya?
am thinking of using him this year

As above, am planning on using him! Seems stylish enough.

sonnybill

Fiston bull.. Big calf

Pidae.m

Noice!

sonnybill wrote: »

Fiston bull.. Big calf

tismesoitis

Yeh rd10 have straws of him in the tank for this year. Just 5 i think. Got him through the gene ireland programme last year €5 a pop could'nt go wrong!

sonnybill

Pidae.m wrote: »

Noice!

My auld lad gave small pull with ropes only but he is Massive!!

Great coween, 5 CH Bulls in a row and I only have her 48 months ! e1125 for full brother of this boy

pure breed

Hi Patsy our AI man recommended Lm2116 for heifers too when oul lad asked for easy calving LM. Didn't like his figures so we only used him once and then we switched to LM2117 for other few heifers. My question is LM2117 any better though ??

RD10

going sticking with zag on the heifers. all calved away no problem. only one calf came on the bigger side. charlaois breeding in the mother, still calved herself though.

pure breed

Have 3 heifer calves outta Zag this year all pretty big out of cows though . Be afraid to put him on the heifers.

patsy_mccabe

pure breed wrote: »

Hi Patsy our AI man recommended Lm2116 for heifers too when oul lad asked for easy calving LM. Didn't like his figures so we only used him once and then we switched to LM2117 for other few heifers. My question is LM2117 any better though ??

LM2117 is only average for calving too, at 4.8% and 81% REL.

bogman_bass

pure breed wrote: »

Have 3 heifer calves outta Zag this year all pretty big out of cows though . Be afraid to put him on the heifers.

If I find a bulk that works on heifers I tend to stick with him until I can't get him again

Never wrestle with pigs

pure breed wrote: »

Have 3 heifer calves outta Zag this year all pretty big out of cows though . Be afraid to put him on the heifers.

Have saw handy heifers calved down to him at 24 mts. He's bang on for heifers. Eby is easy calved to but a plainer calf imo

tismesoitis

Of all the Tomschoice bulls that i have seen lm4007 from eurogene looks by far the finest bull of them all. He looks to have serious length and top class conformation also he is right up there with the very best for maternal and terminal figures. Definatly the one i'll be going with! Again same as his brothers lm4116 and 7 his reliability would want to be a bit higher before i'd lob him into a heap of heifers.

Farrell

tismesoitis wrote: »

Of all the Tomschoice bulls that i have seen lm4007 from eurogene looks by far the finest bull of them all. He looks to have serious length and top class conformation also he is right up there with the very best for maternal and terminal figures. Definatly the one i'll be going with! Again same as his brothers lm4116 and 7 his reliability would want to be a bit higher before i'd lob him into a heap of heifers.

Is that not the problem, when they're in the catalog the reliability is poor but when the reliability gets good they're gone

Farrell

Canaryblue wrote: »

By any chance does anyone have any calves by the Gene Ireland bull Dereskit Improver (PDR)? Have two heifers in calf to him

How did these go for you?

sonnybill

Seaba wrote: »

TVR on a BB - brave/crazy man!

She calved herself but she earned it at the hips to be fair

Lovely calf heifer

sonnybill

sonnybill wrote: »

She calved herself but she earned it at the hips to be fair

Lovely calf heifer

Would ye chance to keep her lads or too much muscle there with TVR and EDJ ? She has height from TVR and the dam has great bag and rears great calves and very consistent

tismesoitis

Has anyone any calves from the Dovea Saler bull ulsan. Thinking of getting a few for 24mth heifers instead of Angus. Thanks

furandfeather

sonnybill wrote: »

Would ye chance to keep her lads or too much muscle there with TVR and EDJ ? She has height from TVR and the dam has great bag and rears great calves and very consistent

I'd be keepin her if she was mine. She doesn't look too extreme in muscle.
Super team

Lady Haywire

tismesoitis wrote: »

Has anyone any calves from the Dovea Saler bull ulsan. Thinking of getting a few for 24mth heifers instead of Angus. Thanks

Intersted to hear any feedback too, have a heifer due to him at the end of next month. Heifer that was a 1 star and and shot up to almost 5 star off the polled ch Alwent Hitman.
Only for I was on AI duty that day there'd be a limo put on her so can't wait to see what comes out!:D

tanko

Two handy little Highfield Odran heifer calves off 3yr old FZF first calvers arrived here this week. Very impressed with how easy calved they were.

tellmeabit

Looking to AI a few cows 6/9 year olds, big framed animals how night could I go with calving difficulty.

Lady Haywire

tellmeabit wrote: »

Looking to AI a few cows 6/9 year olds, big framed animals how night could I go with calving difficulty.

What breeds are they and what have they calved before & were there any issues? And will you be available at calving time!

charolais0153

Depending on the cuw the Sky's the limit

charolais0153

Lady Haywire wrote: »

What breeds are they and what have they calved before & were there any issues? And will you be available at calving time!

How's that crossmilina Jupiter calf coming along.have a couple of cows bulled to him

Lady Haywire

charolais0153 wrote: »

How's that crossmilina Jupiter calf coming along.have a couple of cows bulled to him

Absolutely HUGE in the shoulders, more like a bull. Am putting her off to outfarm tomorrow, must get a pic before she goes. Latest pic is here but it's a ****e pic, she's still a clone of mum!

Lady Haywire

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Absolutely HUGE in the shoulders, more like a bull. Am putting her off to outfarm tomorrow, must get a pic before she goes. Latest pic is here but it's a ****e pic, she's still a clone of mum!

Dainty from the side but built like a bull in front Prob use him on the same cow again.

Never wrestle with pigs

Will you keep her? She's a smashing heifer but might hit you a little with fertility.

Lady Haywire

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

Will you keep her? She's a smashing heifer but might hit you a little with fertility.

Yea we'll keep her, dam is very good fertility wise, and her granddam never repeated once! (I only remember that cause she was the first cow I owned :pac:)
Her granddam was also br fr so I'd say she'll be ok milk wise too.

charolais0153

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

Will you keep her? She's a smashing heifer but might hit you a little with fertility.

Never found a charolais cow any worse for fertility than other cows other than a purebred which could sink a good few straws