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Can someone help me with this Hereford bull?
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<blockquote data-quote="redcowsrule33" data-source="post: 673551" data-attributes="member: 8629"><p>The EBV's and a different picture can be viewed at:</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=2A2C3E293E&2=2420&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5E5D275B24582722&9=5E5C5C" target="_blank">http://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i ... 2&9=5E5C5C</a></p><p></p><p>The picture there makes him look slightly more balanced.</p><p></p><p>It is soooo difficult to base a breeding decision on a bunch of numbers and a picture. I wish they would videotape more bulls so you can evaluate them from more angles, appreciate their mobility, etc. Still photos can really alter the look of an individual, good and bad, depending on the angle and height. Way back when I had an art teacher tell me never to draw/paint from a photo as the proportions will be all wrong. I have been surprised many times once finally viewing a bull in person. Changed my mind many times.</p><p></p><p>I have a few commercial cows that I know what to expect from and use them for my "experimental" breedings on new bulls if I really want to try someone new without waiting for other people to do it for me. Obviously it isn't a perfect system but I'm not risking a purebred mating on a low accuracy bull, lacking the ability to travel to see all the bulls and the network of people whose opinion I trust (ie., no vested interest in the bull in question).</p><p></p><p>The Aussie breedplan does list herds with progeny, I would if nothing else e-mail a few of them and ask them what they think, and take it with a grain of salt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redcowsrule33, post: 673551, member: 8629"] The EBV's and a different picture can be viewed at: [url=http://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=2A2C3E293E&2=2420&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5E5D275B24582722&9=5E5C5C]http://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i ... 2&9=5E5C5C[/url] The picture there makes him look slightly more balanced. It is soooo difficult to base a breeding decision on a bunch of numbers and a picture. I wish they would videotape more bulls so you can evaluate them from more angles, appreciate their mobility, etc. Still photos can really alter the look of an individual, good and bad, depending on the angle and height. Way back when I had an art teacher tell me never to draw/paint from a photo as the proportions will be all wrong. I have been surprised many times once finally viewing a bull in person. Changed my mind many times. I have a few commercial cows that I know what to expect from and use them for my "experimental" breedings on new bulls if I really want to try someone new without waiting for other people to do it for me. Obviously it isn't a perfect system but I'm not risking a purebred mating on a low accuracy bull, lacking the ability to travel to see all the bulls and the network of people whose opinion I trust (ie., no vested interest in the bull in question). The Aussie breedplan does list herds with progeny, I would if nothing else e-mail a few of them and ask them what they think, and take it with a grain of salt. [/QUOTE]
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