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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17863"><p>Yes, that helps. My "guess" is that they are older cows that have had several calves. Bellies stretch and tend to hang some. If tailbones and/or backbones are showing (what about ribs?) and they are not Longhorns, then I would suspect they are hungry and need more food...I could be wrong.</p><p></p><p>On a sidebar, we have one Registered Texas Longhorn who is 11 years old. She weighs about 1100 lbs and has a HUGE belly (looks 9 months pregnant all the time) and her tailbone and backbone shows a little too much. She is a fantastic producer (calf every year) and produces $2,000 to $3,000 calves. She is very gentle, has 66" horns, and can have a HUGE udder (almost as big as a Holstein) when she is nursing. She eats what she wants and no more, but is always alert to a treat, cubes, or sweetfeed if they are within 100 feet of her! You can see her photo on our Longhorn website: her name is "Senator's Symbol."</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com">bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17863"] Yes, that helps. My "guess" is that they are older cows that have had several calves. Bellies stretch and tend to hang some. If tailbones and/or backbones are showing (what about ribs?) and they are not Longhorns, then I would suspect they are hungry and need more food...I could be wrong. On a sidebar, we have one Registered Texas Longhorn who is 11 years old. She weighs about 1100 lbs and has a HUGE belly (looks 9 months pregnant all the time) and her tailbone and backbone shows a little too much. She is a fantastic producer (calf every year) and produces $2,000 to $3,000 calves. She is very gentle, has 66" horns, and can have a HUGE udder (almost as big as a Holstein) when she is nursing. She eats what she wants and no more, but is always alert to a treat, cubes, or sweetfeed if they are within 100 feet of her! You can see her photo on our Longhorn website: her name is "Senator's Symbol." [email=bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com]bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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