Transcript Bull Selection Lab - National Association of Agricultural

Professor N. Nelson
Blue Mtn. Agriculture College
 Select a bull that best fits your
scenario
 Place emphasis on phenotype,
performance and genetic
evaluation
 Determine the cross breed epd’s
for your cowherd
 Did you make improvements
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Hereford
Angus
Red Angus
Simmental
Gelbvieh
 You operate a ranch that has a
primary Angus cowherd with a
herd EPD: BW +2; WW +50; YW
+89 and M +25.
 Your goal is to buy an Angus Bull
that will lower birth weight
without sacrificing growth and
milk. You also want to purchase a
continental bull that will produce
composite bull calves.
 You wish to inject more muscle
into your cows with both bulls
 You have $8000 to spend on two
bulls
 You operate a ranch that has a
primary Angus cowherd with a
herd EPD: BW +2; WW +50; YW
+89 and M +25.
 Your goal is to buy an Angus Bull
that will lower birth weight
without sacrificing growth and
milk. You also want to purchase a
Simmental bull that will produce
composite bull calves and keep
hide color black.
 You have $7000 to spend on two
bulls
 You operate a ranch that has a
primary Angus cowherd with a
herd EPD: BW +2; WW +50; YW
+89 and M +25. Your goal is to buy
an Angus Bull that will lower birth
weight without sacrificing growth
and milk. You also want to
purchase a Gelbvieh bull that will
produce composite bull calves and
keep hide color black.
 You have $7500 to spend on two
bulls
 You have Hereford cows that have
a herd average EPD’s of: BW 2.0;
WW 45; YW 65; REA 0.3; IMF 0.1
 You need to purchase a Hereford
Bull that will improve growth and
carcass traits without sacrificing
birth weight
 You also wish to purchase a Red
Angus bull to produce F1 red neck
daughters for sale
 You have $7500 to spend on two
bulls
 You have Hereford cows that have
a herd average EPD’s of: BW 2.0;
WW 45; YW 65; REA 0.3; IMF 0.1
 You need to purchase a Hereford
Bull that will improve growth and
carcass traits without sacrificing
birth weight
 You also wish to purchase a Black
Angus bull to produce F1 black
baldy daughters for sale
 You have $8000 to spend on two
bulls
 You have Hereford cows that have
a herd average EPD’s of: BW 2.0;
WW 45; YW 65; REA 0.3; IMF 0.1
 You need to purchase a Hereford
Bull that will improve growth and
carcass traits without sacrificing
birth weight
 You also wish to purchase a
Continental bull to produce F1
daughters for sale
 You have $7000 to spend on two
bulls
 You are Simmental Breeder that
has a base cowherd EPD of: BW
+0.0; WW +24; YW +35; M +1.0
 You need to purchase a Simmental
Bull that will improve growth and
maternal traits in your cows
 You would also like to breed some
of your cows to an English bred
bull to produce F1 crossbred
Heifers that are red hided
 You have $8000 to spend
 You are Simmental Breeder that
has a base cowherd EPD of: BW
+0.0; WW +24; YW +35; M +1.0
 You need to purchase a Simmental
Bull that will improve growth and
maternal traits in your cows
 You would also like to breed some
of your cows to another
continental bred bull to produce F1
crossbred Heifers
 You have $7500 to spend