Galloway calves (06-03-12)

[3waycross]

Yes, but when were they born.

[KNERSIE]

Good cattle, but bull pictures with lazy prepuces bother me.

If i am not mistaken,it didn't bother the judges at the NWSS. He's also no spring chicken!

Well it bothers me as well.

[3waycross]

Good cattle, but bull pictures with lazy prepuces bother me.

If i am not mistaken,it didn't bother the judges at the NWSS. He's also no spring chicken!

Well it bothers me as well.

I would like to have seen it at 2 and then make a judgement

[KNERSIE]

In my experience its usually worse from 12-30 months than it is later in life.

[3waycross]

In my experience its usually worse from 12-30 months than it is later in life.

Probably shouldn't use him then as bad as it is!

[Galloway2]

In my experience its usually worse from 12-30 months than it is later in life.

Probably shouldn't use him then as bad as it is!

I will agree, that in the pics, he is "hangin out", however, he ONLY does this when he is very hot.

His sheath has always been bigger than I personally like, but that is one of the very few complaints we hear.

The older he gets (he is 8 yrs old) the wastier his brisket gets too. I seem to have the same problem, and I am only 41.

[KNERSIE]

In my experience its usually worse from 12-30 months than it is later in life.

Probably shouldn't use him then as bad as it is!

I will agree, that in the pics, he is "hangin out", however, he ONLY does this when he is very hot.

His sheath has always been bigger than I personally like, but that is one of the very few complaints we hear.

The older he gets (he is 8 yrs old) the wastier his brisket gets too. I seem to have the same problem, and I am only 41.

A wasty brisket has never been a bad thing in my opinion, the British breeds needs those extra fat to thrive in hard times when the drier muscled breeds suffer. If it was not for the ability to lay down fat as an emergency energy reserve, there wouldn't be any reason to use British breeds instead of Continentals.

Older bulls always get a bit heavier fronted and the attachment from shoulder to ribs usually suffer with age as well.

[Jake]

I seem to read about lazy prepuces every little bit around here and I think it is VERY unfair to judge a bull in that category based on a picture. Without any knowledge to the bulls thoughts or activities prior to the Kodak moment it is almost impossible to know with certainty that he has an issue.

[Galloway2]

Below the average for the growth? Well I must do something right as the calves out of our belted cattle were weaned at 600lbs in Oct.

Taurus- You obviously have a better breeding program than most of the ones I have seen over the last 30 years. If you are talking belted crosses on commercial, then it is no surprise, due to heterosis.

I have met many belted multipliers, breeding for a color pattern, not animal quality.

[djinwa]

In my experience its usually worse from 12-30 months than it is later in life.

Probably shouldn't use him then as bad as it is!

I will agree, that in the pics, he is "hangin out", however, he ONLY does this when he is very hot.

His sheath has always been bigger than I personally like, but that is one of the very few complaints we hear.

The older he gets (he is 8 yrs old) the wastier his brisket gets too. I seem to have the same problem, and I am only 41.

I'm assuming that's most of the year being black and hairy and heavy muscled. While the hair helps in severe cold, I don't see how it works in the summer in the states. Light color and slick haired generally considered important in reducing heat stress.

[Galloway2]

I will agree, that in the pics, he is "hangin out", however, he ONLY does this when he is very hot.


[/quote] djinwa
I'm assuming that's most of the year being black and hairy and heavy muscled. While the hair helps in severe cold, I don't see how it works in the summer in the states. Light color and slick haired generally considered important in reducing heat stress.[/quote]

Our Galloways are more heat tolerant than our Angus. The hair helps insulate from the direct sunlight, as well as radiate heat away with the large number of hair folicles. There are Galloways doing quite well in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico.

In the gulf states, with higher humidity and no air movement, they will be hot, no doubt.