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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14415"><p>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.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:Sailor_One@hotmail.com">Sailor_One@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14415"] 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=Sailor_One@hotmail.com]Sailor_One@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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