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Hair shedding and why it is important
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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1730576" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>I was referring to the MO hair study about the 3 YO cattle. That was their take on it and they did not get a lot of positive correlations on younger cattle. It has been a while since I read that article. Others might have read it more recently and can be more informed. Most of the time I know, going in, if a AI bull will sire proper hair. The herd also has that as a base requirement. There have been a few that were said to be useful, I never saw daughters or calves prior and I learned not to do that again. I have not actually culled an animal for hair problems in likely 8 years. I remember the last one that tricked me and that semen got chunked out ASAP. Just to give a glimpse - our calving seasons in the past 2 years lasted 45 and 47 days. This is on stockpiled fescue for winter, greened up fescue for spring breeding and we shift to C4s and fescue mix for summer. The chances for the cattle to get to a pond is minimal. I am confident in the functionality of our cattle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1730576, member: 24565"] I was referring to the MO hair study about the 3 YO cattle. That was their take on it and they did not get a lot of positive correlations on younger cattle. It has been a while since I read that article. Others might have read it more recently and can be more informed. Most of the time I know, going in, if a AI bull will sire proper hair. The herd also has that as a base requirement. There have been a few that were said to be useful, I never saw daughters or calves prior and I learned not to do that again. I have not actually culled an animal for hair problems in likely 8 years. I remember the last one that tricked me and that semen got chunked out ASAP. Just to give a glimpse - our calving seasons in the past 2 years lasted 45 and 47 days. This is on stockpiled fescue for winter, greened up fescue for spring breeding and we shift to C4s and fescue mix for summer. The chances for the cattle to get to a pond is minimal. I am confident in the functionality of our cattle. [/QUOTE]
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