birdog
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What do you all think of this cow? Don't hold back, I don't own her.
ALACOWMAN":1qfthbxj said:look's ok but gonna be a hard keeper
birdog":3vkqo0rr said:ALACOWMAN":3vkqo0rr said:look's ok but gonna be a hard keeper
Please explain. I'm trying to develop an eye for good cattle of different breeds and would like some more detail.
Thanks.
she could. sometimes it takes a few calving season for one's like these. before they catch up ive had it happen.. you can put into better word's knersie what i ramble with ;-)KNERSIE":auypfs93 said:birdog":auypfs93 said:ALACOWMAN":auypfs93 said:look's ok but gonna be a hard keeper
Please explain. I'm trying to develop an eye for good cattle of different breeds and would like some more detail.
Thanks.
I'm not alacowman, but here is my opininion.
She looks good, but she may well be a very heavy milker and combined with the fact that she could have had a slightly deeper chest and more heartgirth, it could very well mean that she will be harder keeping than a more moderate milker with more capacity.
I know the next question will be where I see that, so here goes...
She has a very strong front attachment of her udder and the attachment is also far forward (towards the navel), that combine with the fact that she is very long fronted (a feminine trait) gives the impression of very strong maternal traits.
If your environment can support her perceived potential production, she will do well for you, if not she may well be too hard keeping ( because she is out of synch with her environment) and that will show up in her reproduction.
All this is just and educated guess,
- so she might well prove all of us wrong.