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Just a few questions about club calves.....
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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 645329" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>From what I understand:</p><p></p><p>1. Not all club calves are black, there are quite a few flashy coloured ones around. but I guess black hided animals dominate, there are just more of them around, so naturally they will have the highest numbers in the show ring (same here - look at sydney royal and the number of black cattle there)</p><p></p><p>2. Those photos of the AI clubbie bulls are when they are young - I guess people want to see what the animal looked like at the same age that their steer will be shown (did I word that right?). No good having a late maturing bull that only looks good at 2yrs old if your steer will be shown around 12mths. You need the bull to look good at 12 mths. But also, the structure on the bulls and all the feed that goes down their necks, I think a lot of them dont look any good as mature bulls, they are not bred for longevity so they break down. </p><p></p><p>3. At the end of their circuit they end up at a terminal show, just like ours. But I think less emphasis is placed on the hooks judging, compared with the hoof. Ours is the other way around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 645329, member: 3195"] From what I understand: 1. Not all club calves are black, there are quite a few flashy coloured ones around. but I guess black hided animals dominate, there are just more of them around, so naturally they will have the highest numbers in the show ring (same here - look at sydney royal and the number of black cattle there) 2. Those photos of the AI clubbie bulls are when they are young - I guess people want to see what the animal looked like at the same age that their steer will be shown (did I word that right?). No good having a late maturing bull that only looks good at 2yrs old if your steer will be shown around 12mths. You need the bull to look good at 12 mths. But also, the structure on the bulls and all the feed that goes down their necks, I think a lot of them dont look any good as mature bulls, they are not bred for longevity so they break down. 3. At the end of their circuit they end up at a terminal show, just like ours. But I think less emphasis is placed on the hooks judging, compared with the hoof. Ours is the other way around. [/QUOTE]
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