Health traits are not a major focus for us, but I do try to avoid the extreme problem bulls. We really like our Delta Lambda and Doc heifers. MILEY HOLSTEINS Jason Miley, West Salem, Ohio BULLS WE ARE USING:
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Chad Griffith of Southern Hills Holsteins, Mt. Horab, Ohio, and Jason Miley, Miley Holsteins, West Salem, Ohio, provide input on the bulls they are using and what they are seeing in their herds. SOUTHERN HILLS HOLSTEINS Chad Griffith, Mt. Horab, Ohio BULLS WE ARE USING: Cadillac, Tattoo, Chief, Doc, Ashby, Nashville, Sidekick, Analyst
Red: Unstopabull, Warrior, Analyst, Moovin — All our nicest red calves and heifers are sired by these bulls and we are still using all of them. Latenite-P, Brayden-P, Redeye-P — We are using these as outcross to Apple blood. Black: Doc-Nice solid young cows with great production Sidekick-fancy udders, a little immature. We think they will age well. The oldest are fresh a 2nd time and have developed nicely. Unix-Good-uddered, balanced cows that milk well. Some need to be protected in the foot. Gold Chip- One of the best bulls we’ve used. They are good-uddered, trouble free cows. We still use him where we can. Others that we have used but no older daughters yet: Tropic, Delta-Lambda, Crushabull, Pharo.
We are trying to focus on using more balanced bulls, adding strength and not as extreme stature. I am also seeing too many high type bulls that are too straight in the leg, high in the pins, and back in the thurls. Trying to focus on correcting some of this.
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