wbvs58 said:She seems to be in proportion. What does she weigh? I would guess around 900kg.
Ken
Ebenezer said:Bonsma said that a ball of fat in the brisket is a sign of past abortions so it is not a positive for me.
Hippie Rancher said:Ebenezer said:Bonsma said that a ball of fat in the brisket is a sign of past abortions so it is not a positive for me.
Huh, never heard that before. just thought it was fat. don't see it much out here on range cows, but show cattle all seem to look like that, :???:
Nesikep said:Hippie Rancher said:Ebenezer said:Bonsma said that a ball of fat in the brisket is a sign of past abortions so it is not a positive for me.
Huh, never heard that before. just thought it was fat. don't see it much out here on range cows, but show cattle all seem to look like that, :???:
I don't see it as indicate previous abortions, just having had a year of "holidays", perhaps they lost the calf for whatever reason and just pigged out for a year.. We had one cow we slaughtered after she had summer holidays, we trimmed 200 lbs of fat off the carcass before it even went to hang, then 200 lbs more came off.. she was FAAAATTTT
Named'em Tamed'em said:
CreekAngus said:Named'em Tamed'em said:
Is she out of Hal-Way genetics? She looks like one of their cattle. I don't understand the whole ta do about the extra fat in the brisket, mine all carry extra storage there and none have aborted. Typically when I see that in this area, I think that cows and easy keeper.
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:Yes, I would say she is an easy keeper - lol. Sure has the fat pockets by tail head and the brisket. You say she breeds to AI - meaning she has a calf every 12 months? Was she a fall calver or nursing a calf now?
Edit: Frame size has nothing to do with her weight. A frame 5 cow can weigh 1800# and a frame 8 can weigh 1800# - in same BCS. I would take the frame 5.
they are to a lot of us....CreekAngus said:Jeanne - Simme Valley said:Yes, I would say she is an easy keeper - lol. Sure has the fat pockets by tail head and the brisket. You say she breeds to AI - meaning she has a calf every 12 months? Was she a fall calver or nursing a calf now?
Edit: Frame size has nothing to do with her weight. A frame 5 cow can weigh 1800# and a frame 8 can weigh 1800# - in same BCS. I would take the frame 5.
Here in Western Wa, where both of us reside, it's almost impossible to over feed our cattle, when cattle look like this, it's truly because they are easy keepers. We only have pasture two months out of the year (three if managed well) and our grass hay is typically marginal, a lot of folks do put up wrapped hay, improving the cause. Most of us get by, just feeding grass hay and throwing out a protein tub. Most grains or supplemental feeds are cost prohibitive to us.