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This is an outstanding group of moderate framed, muscled Hereford bulls ready for the upcoming breeding season. They are structurally correct and sound with volume, spring of rib and excellent muscling.
These bulls were vaccinated prior to weaning with Bovishield Gold FP 5 L5 and Calvary 9 and dewormed with Dectomax Pouron. They were boostered after weaning and again at yearling. They were vaccinated with Bovishield Gold FP L5 and Vibrin on 10/13/2021 and dewormed with Dectomax injectable. Periodic fecal exams are conducted to assure the dewormers are effective in controlling internal parasites, Steer contemporaries had an average daily gain of almost 4 lbs./day in the feedlot in 2020-21. At harvest, ribeye areas of these steers exceeded the required ribeye area given their live weight, indicating they were above average for muscling. Despite very late castration due to COVID-19 issues, over half of the steers graded USDA Choice. |
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Bulls 1163 and 1185 are half brothers sired by CSR A219 Hometown D103. The D103 bull was sired by the Hometown 10Y son bred by Ned and Jan Ward out of Wyoming. D103's dam was bred by Grady Sparks and Ron Duggar (Drummond Sparks Ranch). Both 1163 and 1185 have EPD values for udder suspension and teat size in the top 20% of the breed.
Bull 1163 is homozygous polled and mandibulofacial dysplasia free. His dam's sire is a flushmate to Tommy Mead's Reliable bull, who is the paternal grandsire of Bull 1186. Bull 1185 has problem free performance built into his pedigree. His full brother was the first bull calf chosen from the 2018 calf crop to be developed into a herd bull. |
Bull 1186 was sired by a son of THM 100W Reliable 3018 ET out of the Tommy Mead program in Midville, GA. This Reliable son was bred by and developed at Meadowlake Farm. Bull 1186's dam is a Dam of Distinction, as designated by the American Hereford Association. His pedigree traces back to possibly the best cow ever bred at Meadowlake Farm. At one time, she had 7 natural daughters in our herd, the last one produced when she was 15 years old. .
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