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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 1066958" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>If they were steers I'd agree with 30, 31 and 29, 29 being too late maturing and lacks capacity and spring of rib, BUT they are heifers and as much as I like the structural soundness and beef conformation of 30, she shows no sign of udder development, her vulva is completely hidden by her tail, so I have to assume it is very small/underdeveloped. Her widest point is the thurl, which is a good sign for conformation and masculinity in a bull, but not in a heifer. A heifer at this age should show signs of udder development, if there isn't an udder yet, there should be skinfolds and post puberty teats at least. The hocks on 31 isn't bad at all, her left hind leg is just placed quite a bit behind the right one making her one hock look higher than the other. Judging females femininity and reproductive ability (or the promise thereof) should always trump beef conformation when the beefier female lacks female sexual expression.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 1066958, member: 4353"] If they were steers I'd agree with 30, 31 and 29, 29 being too late maturing and lacks capacity and spring of rib, BUT they are heifers and as much as I like the structural soundness and beef conformation of 30, she shows no sign of udder development, her vulva is completely hidden by her tail, so I have to assume it is very small/underdeveloped. Her widest point is the thurl, which is a good sign for conformation and masculinity in a bull, but not in a heifer. A heifer at this age should show signs of udder development, if there isn't an udder yet, there should be skinfolds and post puberty teats at least. The hocks on 31 isn't bad at all, her left hind leg is just placed quite a bit behind the right one making her one hock look higher than the other. Judging females femininity and reproductive ability (or the promise thereof) should always trump beef conformation when the beefier female lacks female sexual expression. [/QUOTE]
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