Judge these bulls

[Chris H]

I would keep the first bull, due to the fact that he has more depth of body and looks to me to be just a better structured bull.

THG

So, you think the second bull just isn't as deep and has poorer structure? :help:

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Well, I baited the hook, threw out the line and got a few bites ;-)

Seeing as a lot of you are on to me, I will confess.

The two bulls are the same. They are both pictures of the same bull, Moorabinda Cappucino. He is around 2 years old. He's been working but we are also showing him as well.

The idea behind this thread came when I posted the same photos on the show board, under the title "Transformations", because in the second photo the bull has been clipped. I got quite a few comments about him looking better in the first picture than the second.

• I thought this would be a good way to demonstrate how naive it is to make judgements of cattle according to pictures

. Two pictures of the same bull, yet they look completely different. A different angle, a different pose.

Between the two pictures, he has aged a month, been clipped (no more curly hair on the head) and gained 50kg (not impossible - 1.6kg a day is a conservative weight gain for our herd at this time of year. 1.6 by 30 = 48kg). He also lost a little finish (fat) - he was slightly fatter than we like so we turned a yearling bull out with him and of course they have been horseing around (bulling around?), losing fat and building muscle.

Anyway, this has been an interesting experiment

Thanks to all the people who responded.

well its really not that . you took pictures of the same bull under different circumstances, {and hey for the record the bull looks good in both pictures.}for all i know they could have been brother's but you held our heads to the fire and ask to narrow it to just one. and me being a commercial cattleman #1 suited my fancy ;-)

 

[Northern Rancher]

Touche!!!

 

[CHHSFFA]

Good post, Keren. Proved a point.

 

[bullpeddler]

Keep the best one. :lol: