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<blockquote data-quote="CKC1586" data-source="post: 553624" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>[</p><p>I guess I'm missing something - what does contracted tendons have to do with a bulls ability to service cows?</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Well that is the confusing part, some say that it could be genetic and he could pass it on??? </p><p></p><p><strong>That is a new one.</strong> </p><p></p><p>There are many theories and mentors have repeated only our best bulls should be used. </p><p></p><p><strong>I don't believe I would hold contracted tendons against a prospective herd bull. Contracted tendons are generally a result of a large calf, a smaller mother, and a lack of room - that's it. If you're getting a large number of contracted tendons calves, you might want to look at your feeding program - overfeeding/too much protein in the last trimester tends to result in larger birthweight calves. Depending on the cows, that could possibly increase the number of calves born with contracted tendons.</strong> </p><p></p><p>msscamp, have you had experience with contracted tendons? Have you had them surgically corrected? What was outcome? This guy's are really bent and appears to affect the knees too.</p><p></p><p><strong>Yes, we've had a number of calves over the years who were born with contracted tendons - heifers as well as cows - with no correlation to any specific bull. None of them had surgery, none of them were splinted, and all of them straightened out in a week or two with no further problems - breeding or otherwise. Of course it's going to appear to affect the knees - when a calf can't stand on his feet due to contracted tendons, it generally tends to throw the legs out of alignment, and makes his knees look weird. Give him a week or two, and he will probably straighten out just fine - no pun intended. You might consider penning this calf and his mother in a smaller pen so he doesn't have to travel a long ways to find mom when he's hungry.<strong> </strong></strong></p><p> <strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>[/quote][/quote]</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>He will be 3 months old the 4th of July, and he still isn't "up on his legs" and it is hard for him to get around. He wasn't a huge calf, his mom is a big girl. The girls were getting first cutting and mineral only from November to April. I have seen the occasional calf with contracted tendons but always have been fine within a couple of days or a week or two at the very most. This is my first time it has happened with one of my own and the worse I have ever seen.</strong></strong></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="CKC1586, post: 553624, member: 816"] [ I guess I'm missing something - what does contracted tendons have to do with a bulls ability to service cows?[/quote] Well that is the confusing part, some say that it could be genetic and he could pass it on??? [b]That is a new one.[/b] There are many theories and mentors have repeated only our best bulls should be used. [b]I don't believe I would hold contracted tendons against a prospective herd bull. Contracted tendons are generally a result of a large calf, a smaller mother, and a lack of room - that's it. If you're getting a large number of contracted tendons calves, you might want to look at your feeding program - overfeeding/too much protein in the last trimester tends to result in larger birthweight calves. Depending on the cows, that could possibly increase the number of calves born with contracted tendons.[/b] msscamp, have you had experience with contracted tendons? Have you had them surgically corrected? What was outcome? This guy's are really bent and appears to affect the knees too. [b]Yes, we've had a number of calves over the years who were born with contracted tendons - heifers as well as cows - with no correlation to any specific bull. None of them had surgery, none of them were splinted, and all of them straightened out in a week or two with no further problems - breeding or otherwise. Of course it's going to appear to affect the knees - when a calf can't stand on his feet due to contracted tendons, it generally tends to throw the legs out of alignment, and makes his knees look weird. Give him a week or two, and he will probably straighten out just fine - no pun intended. You might consider penning this calf and his mother in a smaller pen so he doesn't have to travel a long ways to find mom when he's hungry.[b] [/quote][/quote] He will be 3 months old the 4th of July, and he still isn't "up on his legs" and it is hard for him to get around. He wasn't a huge calf, his mom is a big girl. The girls were getting first cutting and mineral only from November to April. I have seen the occasional calf with contracted tendons but always have been fine within a couple of days or a week or two at the very most. This is my first time it has happened with one of my own and the worse I have ever seen.[/b][/b] [/QUOTE]
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