Professor N. Nelson

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Bull Selection Lab

• Professor N. Nelson
• Blue Mtn. Agriculture College

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Scenario

• Select a bull that best fits your scenario
• Place emphasis on phenotype, performance and
  genetic evaluation
• Determine the cross breed epds for your cowherd
• Did you make improvements

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BMCC All Breeds Bull Sale

• Hereford
• Angus
• Red Angus
• Simmental
• Gelbvieh

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Angus
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Lot 1
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Lot 2
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Lot 3
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Hereford
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Lot 4
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Lot 5
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Lot 6
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Gelbvieh
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Lot 7
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Lot 8
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Simmental
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Lot 9
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Lot 10
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Lot 11
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Lot 12
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Red Angus
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Lot 13
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Lot 14
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Lot 15
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Scenario 1

• 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

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Scenario 2

• 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

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Scenario 3

• 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

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Scenario 4

• You have Hereford cows that have a herd average
  EPDs 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

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Scenario 5

• You have Hereford cows that have a herd average
  EPDs 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

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Scenario 6

• You have Hereford cows that have a herd average
  EPDs 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

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Scenario 7

• 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

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Scenario 8

• 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