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He's a potential carrier of a defective gene CA - Contractural Arachnodactyly. I wonder if he's being tested for it? Blessings Valerie

Our Trust calves look good as well. Blessings Valerie

A geneticist told me low birthweight and high WW/YW were antagonistic, BUT, there were exceptions to the rule. He said to search out the exceptions. Calving ease "CED" take all things including actual birthweight into considerations. Beef specialist said this EPD was most accurate. Keep the CED...

Keep in mind the EPD's are designed to keep the playing field even and have the environment effects removed. They tell you the differences for animals in the same grouping. As dun said, accurate to about 2/3 's of the time. Blessings Valerie

I read an article in the Angus Journal (I think that was the magazine), they said Angus have the genetics for both tall and short animals. The southern climates bring out the tall animals and the northern climates bring out the short animals. I guess that makes sense as short is easier to retain...

Your right... I kept them!! A gentleman in town kept all his as well. Sure glad 6I6 was clean of the new genetic defect. WHEW! Only about 40 more to test, ouch! Blessings Valerie

Chuckie, 5 to 6 frame cows , 6I6 is a 6 frame himself and most of my girls are 5-6 frame to start. I only had 2 females out of him the rest have always been bulls. As far as fat goes, I shy away from backfat but go for marbling and one of the females ultrasound tested prime at yearling... dam...

I dodged the other defects with either no ancester carriers or a negative test, now I have 40 possible carrier females, both herd bulls, and lots of calves. Boy am I PRAYING!!! Blessings Valerie

We've uses 6I6 quite a lot, not only are the progeny gently but the muscling he passes on is quite noticeable. Never had a crazy one out of him. Sure glad he was clean of the new genetic defect. Blessings Valerie

I Love his heifers and bulls. Great muscling and amazing dispositions. I bought 30 straws several years and just used the last of it. His sons were always the first to sell. Blessings Valerie

410? Don't like CED, BW or $E otherwise..... Blessings Valerie

She's never been with the herd in the pasture, only in a mini barn lot where she can't get hurt but can get to a round bale of hay , a feed bunk , and water tank. She babysits the weaned calves which helps keep them calmer with an "adult" nearby... not so afraid or it least it seems so. She...

My totally Blind Registered Angus cow had her bull calf on 7-2-2012.... not from bull she was with.. had to be from a 6 month weaned bull calf. I will get DNA matches when I get the calves blood sample. Anyway, she is a really good momma. She quickly learned how to be easy when nosing calf so...

Angus - Rito 6I6 - lots of added muscle and really gentle dispositions. Plus lots more lol Valerie

LOL, if he did... he had to climb over a PIPE fence and BACK over the same PIPE fence to get away without being scene!! Alien intervention? LOL Valerie

Must have been one of those 7' - 1 1/2" diameter pipe fence hoppers - lol Valerie

They are great during a drought! I'd rather have feed efficiency that heavy milkers. Valerie

Not possible, she was in a PIPE pen! Besides that, we have no neighbors that have cattle next to ours. Closest are several miles away. Valerie PS> Second DNA from new blood sample says sire unknown.

Would you believe Wilma? May change it to Mary though. LOL Valerie

I wish it were that simple. Guess I just have to see what the DNA on dam and sister say. It'll be a few weeks before I can get the dam and her calf's blood sample and then a week or so before I get that back.. will be interesting. Valerie