Kildare farmer Michael Behan became famous last weekend on social media for his calf delivered by C-section out of a Belgian Blue cow and sired by the Charolais AI bull Lisnagre Laurance.
It’s thought that two copies of the disruptive myostatin gene Q204x came into play giving the high birth weight.
The large calf attracted a huge amount of comments on Facebook and Twitter but a rough exchange of words between an Aberdeen Angus breeder and a Charolais breeder caught the attention of many.
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The war of words erupted after a disagreement on using the bull, which is claimed to be easy-calving, on Belgian Blue cows.
All’s well that ends well and the calf is up and sucking and making great progress. There have been a few prospective buyers also with over €5,000 being offered for the cow and calf from one prospective show circuit buyer.
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Kildare farmer Michael Behan became famous last weekend on social media for his calf delivered by C-section out of a Belgian Blue cow and sired by the Charolais AI bull Lisnagre Laurance.
It’s thought that two copies of the disruptive myostatin gene Q204x came into play giving the high birth weight.
The large calf attracted a huge amount of comments on Facebook and Twitter but a rough exchange of words between an Aberdeen Angus breeder and a Charolais breeder caught the attention of many.
The war of words erupted after a disagreement on using the bull, which is claimed to be easy-calving, on Belgian Blue cows.
All’s well that ends well and the calf is up and sucking and making great progress. There have been a few prospective buyers also with over €5,000 being offered for the cow and calf from one prospective show circuit buyer.
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