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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1154017" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>Good looking heifers that should do you a good job. Hope you post pictures in ten months after the calves hit the ground. Bet they make good mothers. I'm not a Maine fan but they are good heifers. I'm not a Maine fan for much of the same reason I'm not a Simmental fan. When the first Simmentals were introduced here there was a prominent breeder in this area so several were sold to the locals. They sired cow killers. The first and only time in my life I saw so many cows having to have assistance calving. My Dad and I covered for the local vet when he was out of town or busy. It was a normal occasion for the phone to ring and it be someone needing help with a cow calving. Most of the bulls only stayed one year. I heard similar stories as the one related here about the Maines. I've been told that the Simmentals and Maines both have addressed that issue. But for me everytime I hear the word Simmentals I have nightmares. So not sure I will ever own one. The cow has what I would consider less than ideal conformation but if she has raised a calf every year then you can't condemn her. Her teat size looks a little large and that has been mentioned before. But not large enough for me to cull her if she was in my herd, producing well and not having to be milked out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1154017, member: 22295"] Good looking heifers that should do you a good job. Hope you post pictures in ten months after the calves hit the ground. Bet they make good mothers. I'm not a Maine fan but they are good heifers. I'm not a Maine fan for much of the same reason I'm not a Simmental fan. When the first Simmentals were introduced here there was a prominent breeder in this area so several were sold to the locals. They sired cow killers. The first and only time in my life I saw so many cows having to have assistance calving. My Dad and I covered for the local vet when he was out of town or busy. It was a normal occasion for the phone to ring and it be someone needing help with a cow calving. Most of the bulls only stayed one year. I heard similar stories as the one related here about the Maines. I've been told that the Simmentals and Maines both have addressed that issue. But for me everytime I hear the word Simmentals I have nightmares. So not sure I will ever own one. The cow has what I would consider less than ideal conformation but if she has raised a calf every year then you can't condemn her. Her teat size looks a little large and that has been mentioned before. But not large enough for me to cull her if she was in my herd, producing well and not having to be milked out. [/QUOTE]
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