Denny I've found the same thing over and over. That's why I'm so high on using this home-raised bull, since I have so many females closely related to him. I own his mother, I own his sire. On the dam's side, I saw her sire, and have 6 of his other daughters. I own her mother, which I also have 3 other daughters from.
On the sire side, I had his mother here on shares for 3 years, and have 2 other daughters of hers. I have a paternal sister to the bull, and she's one of my very best cows, and I have several daughters of the bull in production as well.
If there was ever a sure thing in genetics, it ought to be this bull, and the best part is that he's home-raised. :wink: