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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 401118" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>First consideration: For what will this young cow be used? Terminal calf production? ET recipient? Dual Purpose Farm/Milk production?</p><p></p><p>An analysis of her phenotype, (for whatever use to which she will be utilized) reveals that she has fine bone development, good pasterns, but small feet for a BEEF producer, too short from her hooks to pins bones, sloping rump, lacks hindquarter muscle (FUNNEL BUTT), pinched (squeezed) heart girth (around her body just behind her front legs) and shallow depth of body, lacks capacity to carry a healthy calf, long fronted, as Knersie has said (if you divide the animal into thirds, the desirable balance would be to have the section from her hooks to her pins be the same as the section from her hooks to her withers and her withers be about the same or a little shorter.) She is generally 'finer-featured' than I would like to see for a real Beef Producer. Knersie is right about her udder and attachments.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, she is NOT a good candidate for a BEEF producing cow. Same criticism for ET Recipient. For a small farmer/producer who wants a cow to provide milk for the family and a calf to sell at weaning - okay. For a model for beef production - NO.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 401118, member: 1683"] First consideration: For what will this young cow be used? Terminal calf production? ET recipient? Dual Purpose Farm/Milk production? An analysis of her phenotype, (for whatever use to which she will be utilized) reveals that she has fine bone development, good pasterns, but small feet for a BEEF producer, too short from her hooks to pins bones, sloping rump, lacks hindquarter muscle (FUNNEL BUTT), pinched (squeezed) heart girth (around her body just behind her front legs) and shallow depth of body, lacks capacity to carry a healthy calf, long fronted, as Knersie has said (if you divide the animal into thirds, the desirable balance would be to have the section from her hooks to her pins be the same as the section from her hooks to her withers and her withers be about the same or a little shorter.) She is generally 'finer-featured' than I would like to see for a real Beef Producer. Knersie is right about her udder and attachments. In my opinion, she is NOT a good candidate for a BEEF producing cow. Same criticism for ET Recipient. For a small farmer/producer who wants a cow to provide milk for the family and a calf to sell at weaning - okay. For a model for beef production - NO. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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