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

 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