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Bull suggestions

  • 24-01-2012 12:10am
    #1
    Silver 1234
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭


    Can anyone tell me which bulls are best for charolais and hereford heifers from Dovea. Easy calving essential but nice quality. thanks


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  • #2
    Indubitable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭Indubitable


    You probably should have asked this question in the Farming & Forestry section rather than smallholding. If you use the search function you will find some answered questions similar to yours.


  • #3
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    [MOD]
    Moved to main F&F forum.
    [/MOD]


  • #4
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Silver 1234 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me which bulls are best for charolais and hereford heifers from Dovea. Easy calving essential but nice quality. thanks

    Purebred or commercial heifers?


  • #5
    limo_100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭limo_100


    i don't no anything about doeva bulls but you should use a limousine bull


  • #6
    Indubitable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭Indubitable


    limo_100 wrote: »
    i don't no anything about doeva bulls but you should use a limousine bull

    I agree, for the first calf anyway. You would get some nice calves using BB on a hereford from then on I think.

    I don't really get straws from dovea specifically so I can't really pick out a suitable bull. Although, I believe I heard someone mentioning RDF (Roundhill Dara) recently and looking at the dovea website now, he is noted for easy calving,


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  • #7
    Tora Bora
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭Tora Bora


    I have used UBN over past four years on primarily charolais heifers.
    When I started to use him, his calving difficulty % was 6.5%. Now when I look at his figures, he has gone over 9%.

    However, my actual experience is that, I have not once had to help with the calving. Not once. Small calves every time, but super stock at maturity.
    In fact, I have two UBN heifers kept on and due to calve next month.

    I have also used CWI. No problems.
    And I used simmental DRU, on a few heifers last year. Due next month also.

    TB


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