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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14414"><p>The steer and the heifer were bought off the same farm same father different mothers. The only reason he sold the heifer to me was because she had a beef look to her and he is a dairy farmer and, he thought she was too wild but, he said if he could not get the price he wanted for he was going to keep her because she was very nice in every other way. She looks more dairy then she use to but you can definity see the beef in her. She is very tame I can leed her on a rope anywhere and pet her anywhere, she will even allow me to pick up her feet and pick out stuff from between her toes with a stick. She still runs around crazy in the pasture though. What do you mean by tail head? She has a roll of fat or skin under her tail. Her bag and udders feel very good I can't feel any thickening from fat in these areas.</p><p></p><p>> In my humble opinion, the manure</p><p>> sounds good... I mean, not too</p><p>> much protein pouring through her.</p><p>> Because she is a heifer, I would</p><p>> expect her to be more feminine</p><p>> than the steer. Are they the same</p><p>> breed? Her Holstein background</p><p>> makes her grow bone before she</p><p>> starts getting fat, I guess. But</p><p>> keep an eye on it. As cattle</p><p>> mature, they don't need the amount</p><p>> of food that one would think, is</p><p>> what my experience has been. I</p><p>> don't know which three ribs are</p><p>> showing, but... if I am reading</p><p>> the "chart" correctly, I</p><p>> am using the dairy chart because</p><p>> she is 50% Holstein, if I remember</p><p>> correctly... it is about the rear</p><p>> view, rather than a side view...</p><p>> In the dairy breed, you want to</p><p>> avoid ANY fat in the tail head</p><p>> area. If you think she is leaning</p><p>> more to the beef side, then she</p><p>> sounds in good shape... somewhere</p><p>> between a five and six. Five being</p><p>> Moderate... all bones covered, but</p><p>> neither fat or thin...six being</p><p>> defined as: Smooth appearance,</p><p>> some fat on back and tail. The</p><p>> other area I would check, if I</p><p>> were you would be the bag area. If</p><p>> you see ANY thickening there, she</p><p>> is getting fat. Any fat on the bag</p><p>> will lessen her ability to feed</p><p>> efficiently, and will NEVER come</p><p>> off. That Holstein part of her is</p><p>> such a big factor, I think.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com">ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14414"] The steer and the heifer were bought off the same farm same father different mothers. The only reason he sold the heifer to me was because she had a beef look to her and he is a dairy farmer and, he thought she was too wild but, he said if he could not get the price he wanted for he was going to keep her because she was very nice in every other way. She looks more dairy then she use to but you can definity see the beef in her. She is very tame I can leed her on a rope anywhere and pet her anywhere, she will even allow me to pick up her feet and pick out stuff from between her toes with a stick. She still runs around crazy in the pasture though. What do you mean by tail head? She has a roll of fat or skin under her tail. Her bag and udders feel very good I can't feel any thickening from fat in these areas. > In my humble opinion, the manure > sounds good... I mean, not too > much protein pouring through her. > Because she is a heifer, I would > expect her to be more feminine > than the steer. Are they the same > breed? Her Holstein background > makes her grow bone before she > starts getting fat, I guess. But > keep an eye on it. As cattle > mature, they don't need the amount > of food that one would think, is > what my experience has been. I > don't know which three ribs are > showing, but... if I am reading > the "chart" correctly, I > am using the dairy chart because > she is 50% Holstein, if I remember > correctly... it is about the rear > view, rather than a side view... > In the dairy breed, you want to > avoid ANY fat in the tail head > area. If you think she is leaning > more to the beef side, then she > sounds in good shape... somewhere > between a five and six. Five being > Moderate... all bones covered, but > neither fat or thin...six being > defined as: Smooth appearance, > some fat on back and tail. The > other area I would check, if I > were you would be the bag area. If > you see ANY thickening there, she > is getting fat. Any fat on the bag > will lessen her ability to feed > efficiently, and will NEVER come > off. That Holstein part of her is > such a big factor, I think. [email=ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com]ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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