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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 673624" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>I like his balance and overall phenotype, but he is too extreme in both size and milk. A +31 milk EPD equates to open cows in tougher conditions. I am not sure the breed needs more frame 8.26 bulls (62.5" mature hip height) His coat quality is also a bit suspect for hotter climates with higher external parasite pressure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Its mostly a balance thing. I don't mind his front half, but his rear half isn't what I have in my mind's eye as the direction I want to go. In this photo (and its the only one I have seen) he looks like he needs more set to his legs and a little heavier bone also wouldn't have hurt.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I like the type Yankee's sire sired, very functional deep ribbed long muscled cattle, what bothers me about Neon is that I have recently seen a big group of bulls sired by Neon out of probably the best cow herd I have seen and there was a lot of pigeon toed front feet with a corkscrew action when they walked.</p><p></p><p>335F is a bull that I can't really fault except for a very plain head, but he just doesn't do much for me. At 61" mature hip height (frame 7.5) I would have expected a growthier set of EPDs.</p><p></p><p>804 is a little light boned and light muscled for me and again at frame 7.5 a little on the extreme side for me. Don't like the fact that I can count 6 ribs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 673624, member: 4353"] I like his balance and overall phenotype, but he is too extreme in both size and milk. A +31 milk EPD equates to open cows in tougher conditions. I am not sure the breed needs more frame 8.26 bulls (62.5" mature hip height) His coat quality is also a bit suspect for hotter climates with higher external parasite pressure. Its mostly a balance thing. I don't mind his front half, but his rear half isn't what I have in my mind's eye as the direction I want to go. In this photo (and its the only one I have seen) he looks like he needs more set to his legs and a little heavier bone also wouldn't have hurt. I like the type Yankee's sire sired, very functional deep ribbed long muscled cattle, what bothers me about Neon is that I have recently seen a big group of bulls sired by Neon out of probably the best cow herd I have seen and there was a lot of pigeon toed front feet with a corkscrew action when they walked. 335F is a bull that I can't really fault except for a very plain head, but he just doesn't do much for me. At 61" mature hip height (frame 7.5) I would have expected a growthier set of EPDs. 804 is a little light boned and light muscled for me and again at frame 7.5 a little on the extreme side for me. Don't like the fact that I can count 6 ribs. [/QUOTE]
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