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In-breeding Risk same grandfather & great great grandfather
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<blockquote data-quote="Nick Wagner" data-source="post: 1648377" data-attributes="member: 25329"><p>The last bull I bought was a mature bull with his second calf crop on the ground, nice looking calves too. I brought him home and he developed corns between his front hooves, had the vet come out and remove them, next summer same thing happened so he went to town. I believe we kept six heifers out of him in two years, one died a couple months before she was due to calve, four of them died two years later. I'd check cows and see nothing wrong, a couple hours later there would be a dead cow in the field, once a month or so through the summer. Glad he didn't stick around longer.</p><p></p><p>By keeping my own bulls, I don't have to worry about things like curly calf syndrome, or fawn calf syndrome, or the next syndrome waiting to be announced, I know it's not in my herd. I've also been told my calves look like peas in a pod, that isn't true yet but we're getting there. For some reason I noticed this summer the heifers look great, while the bull calves are just average looking. In the last few weeks though, some of the bull calves are starting to shine.</p><p></p><p>One last thought. I sold a few steer calves a year ago to a 4-H club, I was told one of them was the rate of gain winner at their fair this summer. Seems being inbred didn't slow them down too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nick Wagner, post: 1648377, member: 25329"] The last bull I bought was a mature bull with his second calf crop on the ground, nice looking calves too. I brought him home and he developed corns between his front hooves, had the vet come out and remove them, next summer same thing happened so he went to town. I believe we kept six heifers out of him in two years, one died a couple months before she was due to calve, four of them died two years later. I’d check cows and see nothing wrong, a couple hours later there would be a dead cow in the field, once a month or so through the summer. Glad he didn’t stick around longer. By keeping my own bulls, I don’t have to worry about things like curly calf syndrome, or fawn calf syndrome, or the next syndrome waiting to be announced, I know it’s not in my herd. I’ve also been told my calves look like peas in a pod, that isn’t true yet but we’re getting there. For some reason I noticed this summer the heifers look great, while the bull calves are just average looking. In the last few weeks though, some of the bull calves are starting to shine. One last thought. I sold a few steer calves a year ago to a 4-H club, I was told one of them was the rate of gain winner at their fair this summer. Seems being inbred didn’t slow them down too much. [/QUOTE]
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