Recent content by djinwa

I've been fascinated for years at the cattle industry spending trillions of dollars promoting the undesirable trait of black haired cattle in hot environments. Cattle naturally produce excess heat in their rumen, which takes energy to get rid of. They begin to experience heat stress at 70...

University of Florida developed a more heat resistant angus years ago. https://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/media/rcrec-onaifasufledu/pdf/FD-handout-Ona-White-Angus-info-(1).pdf Last I heard, they sold the herd to a guy in Haworth, OK. He had some YouTube’s and Facebook posts in 2016 but nothing...

I don't have a specific bull in mind - have a few for sale/rent on craigslist thought I'd call. I'm guessing virgin bull might be more shy than a "proven" one, but maybe less chance of disease? I just have the one heifer. Been doing AI on backyard cow or two for 15 years, batting over 90%...

If I hauled my heifer to a bull late in her heat, would they breed in a few minutes so I could bring her home right away, or do they need time for courting? She’s real gentle and halter broke, etc.

So much for following the science. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-covid-science-wars1/ While the bullying goes both directions, many will be surprised to learn that reputable scientists question our government's strategies. Quote: These attacks and others like them have led...

I signed this. As a former public health officer, I see our current policies as a disaster. We need to let healthy become immune to no longer threaten the vulnerable, who can’t hide forever. Total deaths will be greater the longer we prolong this. https://gbdeclaration.org/

This needs more play. Certainly won't be on the news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-L_xdjbedQ

My 2 cents, from decades studying politics, vet med, public health, economics...... There is no fix. All animals, including humans, want the most for the least effort (or money). This allows us to accumulate more useless stuff, and also allows us more time to stare at cell phones. That...

How did Yang get to the forum on climate change? Surely he and other participants walked there. No way they would burn fossil fuels because they would look like hypocrites

Perhaps make this thread a sticky note at top? Have noticed for a long time that poor photos get less useful opinions on cattle on these boards. "Could be a bad photo, but......" Here is an example, and as Nesikep mentioned, they should have taken better photos. Amazing how people selling...

This may not apply to you, but needs said. Universities are overpriced. Tuition has gone up 3 times the inflation rate. In 5 years, tuition doubled for my daughters at WA State. I had an old professor tell me he paid for school by hand milking cows at night. No longer possible. I am...

You're probably right that Longhorns don't pay as well. But to "do the math" you need all the figures. Like how much does a Longhorn eat vs an Angus. The extra 150 pounds isn't free - it takes feed. And to maintain a higher muscled cow all year isn't free either. Can anyone tell me...

That's what they did on another site where I shared this. You can't verify anything 100%, so you have to accumulate info from several sources and make your own judgment. I did a search on this subject after watching our local TV station's coverage. They announced that "the following...

So if it is a factor, why is it not discussed in the media? Duh, it will cost them money. So the media claims to care about the shootings, but only if someone else changes their practices. That is my main issue - the hypocrisy. From the paper:

So I'm watching our local news man interview school officials asking what they can do to reduce the chance of violence. Meanwhile, they want to show all the news they can about the shootings to get better ratings and more money. Gun control is pretty much all that is discussed as the...