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<blockquote data-quote="showing71" data-source="post: 660240" data-attributes="member: 11621"><p>Will she be a breeding or market heifer?</p><p></p><p>IMO- What I follow is if there is fat by the tailhead, there are fat deposits beginning on the back, and the brisket is full of fat, they are over conditioned for a <em>breeding</em> animal. For feeding a breeding animal, they get a lot of filler; beet pulp, cotton seed hulls, oats, barley, and grass hay, with a small amount of corn. Barley is a good way to add smooth fat, but won't make them get a fuller brisket or fat deposits on the tailhead. Putting oil (I use soybean) on the feed also helps. "Proper condition" is hard to determine. Some judges like them a little fatter, saying they are easy keeping animals, and the next judge doesn't because they aren't in breeding condition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="showing71, post: 660240, member: 11621"] Will she be a breeding or market heifer? IMO- What I follow is if there is fat by the tailhead, there are fat deposits beginning on the back, and the brisket is full of fat, they are over conditioned for a [i]breeding[/i] animal. For feeding a breeding animal, they get a lot of filler; beet pulp, cotton seed hulls, oats, barley, and grass hay, with a small amount of corn. Barley is a good way to add smooth fat, but won't make them get a fuller brisket or fat deposits on the tailhead. Putting oil (I use soybean) on the feed also helps. "Proper condition" is hard to determine. Some judges like them a little fatter, saying they are easy keeping animals, and the next judge doesn't because they aren't in breeding condition. [/QUOTE]
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