AG21-4. On auction April 10, Arcadia, Vrede. This is a deep bodied, well-balanced, and well-muscled bull. Showing masculinity and virility. Looking at his breeding values, he also looks like the ideal bull to use on heifers. Birth weight direct=115, milk=92, cow value =105 (if you want to look at ONE figure - look at cow value, in my opinion. It is a collection of the most important traits - in one number). Maintenance value =129 (low inputs), fertility value =98. BUT his growth figures will be less than 100 to be a reliable bull for heifers. For example: his calf growth value =89 (100 is Breed average). BUT WE WILL NEVER PROMOTE THIS BULL FOR USE ON HEIFERS! The reason is that he carries one copy of the Q204X gene (double muscling). This one gene makes him a risk to use on heifers. On the other hand, he can be successfully used on cows. If you know the double muscling status of your cows - even more so if you use him on cows without the double muscling gene. All our bulls are tested for double muscling.