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Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) ??-?
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<blockquote data-quote="KMacGinley" data-source="post: 666014" data-attributes="member: 3175"><p>I agree with Brandomm, what I fear will happen is that the resulting calves from carrier cows that test as carriers will be sold as bred heifers to commercial herds and the bulls will be sold without papers to commercial guys.</p><p></p><p> I had a new cattleman come to me a couple of weeks ago looking for cow-calf pairs, he had gone to a dispersal sale and bought two, only to find out later that both were potential carriers of the trait. Nothing was said at the sale about any of the genetic conditions. Nothing was printed in the catalog. He still hasn't gotten his papers and the guy is not returning his phone calls. </p><p></p><p> If deformed calves start showing up in the commercial business, the coffee shop news service will spread the news and <strong>Any</strong> angus bull may become a hard sell in the years to come. </p><p></p><p> I think the hard, but smart thing to do is to <strong>Kill</strong> all of the carriers. Or use them as recips or commercial cows in your own herd and consider any of their calves terminal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMacGinley, post: 666014, member: 3175"] I agree with Brandomm, what I fear will happen is that the resulting calves from carrier cows that test as carriers will be sold as bred heifers to commercial herds and the bulls will be sold without papers to commercial guys. I had a new cattleman come to me a couple of weeks ago looking for cow-calf pairs, he had gone to a dispersal sale and bought two, only to find out later that both were potential carriers of the trait. Nothing was said at the sale about any of the genetic conditions. Nothing was printed in the catalog. He still hasn't gotten his papers and the guy is not returning his phone calls. If deformed calves start showing up in the commercial business, the coffee shop news service will spread the news and [b]Any[/b] angus bull may become a hard sell in the years to come. I think the hard, but smart thing to do is to [b]Kill[/b] all of the carriers. Or use them as recips or commercial cows in your own herd and consider any of their calves terminal. [/QUOTE]
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