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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 530863" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>At the risk of stirring the ire of the Hereford breeders here, I will say that this heifer is in beautiful condition, BUT - she is slightly "cow-hocked". Now don't fly of the handle until you take a very hard, unbiased look at the second picture, and THEN look at the side view. In the second picture, the front legs are a little close together, which is possibly why she is appearing cow hocked, aside from the fact that I think that, physiologically, she IS slightly cow-hocked. Not bad, but you did want her to be "torn up"! I dislike that phrase, because most cattle which are as genetically and phenotypically well put together as this one is cannot be "torn up". She is a very well constructed heifer, but the one criticism that I would place on her is that she is too large, at this age, for her to be as profitable a mature cow as she should be, at six years of age after having three calves. She will weigh considerably more than 1250 or 1300 pounds at that stage of her life, and the current thinking in many corners of the beef production business is - that is too much. </p><p></p><p>Now thinking on what is a reality situation, you will probably get a higher premium for her if you are selling to registered breeders, and if her pedigree is as remarkably attractive as I assume it is. But - I am not as familiar with Hereford pedigrees currently as most of you Hereford breeders are, so I claim 'Breed Ignorance' in this case. </p><p></p><p>But don't "tear her up!" She is a beauty!</p><p></p><p>...but slightly cow hocked! Sickle hocked?! Not enough to discredit her. Being cow hocked is cause enough to make her appear sickle hocked. </p><p></p><p>Look at her again!</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 530863, member: 1683"] At the risk of stirring the ire of the Hereford breeders here, I will say that this heifer is in beautiful condition, BUT - she is slightly "cow-hocked". Now don't fly of the handle until you take a very hard, unbiased look at the second picture, and THEN look at the side view. In the second picture, the front legs are a little close together, which is possibly why she is appearing cow hocked, aside from the fact that I think that, physiologically, she IS slightly cow-hocked. Not bad, but you did want her to be "torn up"! I dislike that phrase, because most cattle which are as genetically and phenotypically well put together as this one is cannot be "torn up". She is a very well constructed heifer, but the one criticism that I would place on her is that she is too large, at this age, for her to be as profitable a mature cow as she should be, at six years of age after having three calves. She will weigh considerably more than 1250 or 1300 pounds at that stage of her life, and the current thinking in many corners of the beef production business is - that is too much. Now thinking on what is a reality situation, you will probably get a higher premium for her if you are selling to registered breeders, and if her pedigree is as remarkably attractive as I assume it is. But - I am not as familiar with Hereford pedigrees currently as most of you Hereford breeders are, so I claim 'Breed Ignorance' in this case. But don't "tear her up!" She is a beauty! ...but slightly cow hocked! Sickle hocked?! Not enough to discredit her. Being cow hocked is cause enough to make her appear sickle hocked. Look at her again! DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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