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:cboy: how much does a cow have to wiegh befor it is too heavie to walk. What would you say is a good wieght for a cow. :?: :?: :?: If anyone has an :idea: please tell me
Cattle Rack Rancher":2o0e4rrz said:Ellie May
What is that sorry looking thing you've got for an avatar. Must be one of those Braunviehs I've been hearing so much about :lol:
Ellie May":2n0fwmgh said:Yeah me to I think I'll stick to my Herefords.
Ellie May
Jake":25bjkake said:There was something on tv the other day and the largest bovine in the world is a Holstein Steer that weighes 4160#
NCSU Maverick":3hs1ap86 said:http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/news/video/New Content 5.html
I looked it up myself. That is unbelievable
Yeah, ive seen bulls at 2300 plus and that angus bull Gridmaker is 2500 I believe but i had never heard of anything even over 3000
NCSU Maverick":1t0i5qx1 said:^I always thought herefords used to be smaller, but this idea was always based on the movie "Rare Breed" with jimmy stewart. The herefords in that movie were a lot smaller than they are today but I guess that's what I get for believing what I see in the movies.
I guess they were originally big then maybe they shrunk due to imbreeding (line breeding) then maybe we have pulled them back up with genetics. This is just me thinking out loud. Anybody got any more info?
All of the British Breeds were quiet a lot smaller pre 1970 than what they are today. There was a time in the 1940's until in the 1960's that a mature 1200 to 1400 lb bull bull was considered big.Campground Cattle":3k63kjsp said:NCSU Maverick":3k63kjsp said:^I always thought herefords used to be smaller, but this idea was always based on the movie "Rare Breed" with jimmy stewart. The herefords in that movie were a lot smaller than they are today but I guess that's what I get for believing what I see in the movies.
I guess they were originally big then maybe they shrunk due to imbreeding (line breeding) then maybe we have pulled them back up with genetics. This is just me thinking out loud. Anybody got any more info?
You are correct on the line breeding was from two bulls of the Miles city line. The bulls were Advance Domino 20th and Advance Donino 54th were put with 58 registered cows. Then the line was closed until 200 head. Their was also 13 other closed lines established.