osagetears
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Just started a cow/calf operation last year, and not totally familiar with designations at the sale ring - like the letters "SS" or "A" on a cow.
SS means short solid teeth, A means a aged cow.
Here for age we use 1-9 then 0 then 00.It's interesting how that varies in different regions. I've never seen the "A". Here they use "O" for old.
Yes, I agree. However when I was aging for the vet, if a 6,7,8yr old was broken mouthed. I called her aged. It's all about the person aging. I almost got into a fist fight because I was calling bred heifers 3years old by there teeth (They had their second set of permanent teeth), but according to their registration papers they were two.I sure don't think much of someone trying to call age past 5. Once all the adult teeth are in it's all about wear
That can vary greatly depending on what kinda country the cow grazes on.
Once a cow gets middle aged it's all about condition of the teeth. A solid mouth 9 year old might be better than a ss or broke mouth 6 year old.
Shoulder marks are age. 1-5 then s -solid, ss short solid, w weak, x broke teeth.
Hip is bred # of months, 0 means open.