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Name a Proven Angus Heifer Bull who is a Foot Improve
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<blockquote data-quote="Willow Springs" data-source="post: 1568702" data-attributes="member: 9002"><p>Billings is great because there are three studs within about half an hour and you can see a lot of bulls in a couple days, and I tell everyone It is well worth your while to go see any bulls before you use them - and ask some questions while there. You can see a lot in a video as well in terms of structure and movement, but not always the feet, and you can't always get a good idea on scale and width of a bull. And pictures are usually professionally taken and photoshopped to show the bull at his best. </p><p></p><p>Just because they are in the stud does not mean that they will work in your program - especially if you are concerned with foot quality - it is one of those things you need to see for yourself - everyone sees it differently, and has different needs depending on your operation. In our case we have higher organic matter soils where the cows rotate through 10-40 acre paddocks for the summer - foot issues show up very quickly. If you are running in the sand hills or rocky mountain terrain, feet get worn down enough that shape or depth of heal don't usually become an issue.</p><p></p><p>And yes you are correct - feet are an issue in the Angus breeds - in some cases shape and in some cases depth of heal and in the really bad ones both. I would rather take less heal than poor shape in our operation. i have had cows with properly shaped feet but not enough heal stay around until 15, but the ones with the curl to the toes (usually front in Angus) are gone much earlier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willow Springs, post: 1568702, member: 9002"] Billings is great because there are three studs within about half an hour and you can see a lot of bulls in a couple days, and I tell everyone It is well worth your while to go see any bulls before you use them - and ask some questions while there. You can see a lot in a video as well in terms of structure and movement, but not always the feet, and you can't always get a good idea on scale and width of a bull. And pictures are usually professionally taken and photoshopped to show the bull at his best. Just because they are in the stud does not mean that they will work in your program - especially if you are concerned with foot quality - it is one of those things you need to see for yourself - everyone sees it differently, and has different needs depending on your operation. In our case we have higher organic matter soils where the cows rotate through 10-40 acre paddocks for the summer - foot issues show up very quickly. If you are running in the sand hills or rocky mountain terrain, feet get worn down enough that shape or depth of heal don't usually become an issue. And yes you are correct - feet are an issue in the Angus breeds - in some cases shape and in some cases depth of heal and in the really bad ones both. I would rather take less heal than poor shape in our operation. i have had cows with properly shaped feet but not enough heal stay around until 15, but the ones with the curl to the toes (usually front in Angus) are gone much earlier. [/QUOTE]
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