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are producing and should always select- a bull of equal or higher grade. R.O.P. grade (type score) is more strict than feeder grade.
You can pretty well tell whether the bull in question is out of a good milker or not from his" adjusted daily rate of gain. If his adjusted daily rate of gain was made on a nurse cow, mark him off your list. If his adjusted daily rate of gain while on dam is 1.9 pounds per day or better you know his mama was a good milker. As this daily gain is lo’vtred the bull’s dam either produced less milk or he simply didn’t have the ability to convert milk into beef.
On the other hand, if the bull with the low daily rate of gain while on dam came up to 2.5 pounds per day or better while on feed you know for sure his mother was a poor milker. If his feed efficiency stayed low—he’s not the kind of hull that will help the breeder and the feeder that buys his calves is not apt to be a repeat customer.
If the bull has had a good adjusted daily rate of gain while on dam and good rate of' gain yhile on feed then his lifetime rate of gain will be good unless there was a prolonged (4-6 weeks) break between the time K was weaned and the time he went on feed.
If your herd is average and you buy a herd sire with an index of 120 what is the investment worth? First of all a bull with an index of 120 could have a type score of 19 l niinn^ fln
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