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Calf Geneology

4/17/2015

 
It’s been a month now since we started calving and we have 35 calves on the ground with only six cows left to calve. All of the calves born so far are AI (artificial insemination) sired. I went to an AI school in Missouri just a year or so after college and have been breeding cows for over 30 years. The bull with the most calves this year is Harland, a Hereford bull that is pictured on the Cows and Calves page. I have been using Harland in our herd for several years. His first calves on our ranch were born in 2011. Since most of our cows are of Angus-based breeding, when crossed with a Hereford, the calves have a lot of hybrid vigor which contributes to healthy, fast growing calves. I have found Harland’s calves to finish well on grass while yielding good sized, meaty carcasses. He is the sire of #269’s calf, which is why our calf has a white face. 


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