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Longhorns: Skinny or Full-Bodied?
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17703"><p>I would say of the "traits" that make longhorns, longhorns "scrawny" is not even relavent. That "trait" came from life in the wild, so to speak and is indicitive of their ability to survive. The more important traits are the high fertility, the mothering instincts, the disease resistance, low birth weight calves, 99%+ unassisted births, very high percentage of live calves, high browsibility, just to name a few. These are the traits that longhorn producers appreciate. Using Longhorns for breeding non-longhorns is still a very good thing to do, I just would not pick a bull that is so fat he has butt dimples and looks like he could not mount a cow even with a ladder. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:bwflonghorn@hotmail.com">bwflonghorn@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17703"] I would say of the "traits" that make longhorns, longhorns "scrawny" is not even relavent. That "trait" came from life in the wild, so to speak and is indicitive of their ability to survive. The more important traits are the high fertility, the mothering instincts, the disease resistance, low birth weight calves, 99%+ unassisted births, very high percentage of live calves, high browsibility, just to name a few. These are the traits that longhorn producers appreciate. Using Longhorns for breeding non-longhorns is still a very good thing to do, I just would not pick a bull that is so fat he has butt dimples and looks like he could not mount a cow even with a ladder. :-) [email=bwflonghorn@hotmail.com]bwflonghorn@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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