Red Bull Breeder
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Only thing wrong with that heifer is she's not red. The high tail head might be a problem but most likely not. Seems llike her mother is doing alright.
This hooks to pin angle is an interesting subject.Keren":18fqebuj said:I agree, Dun.
The legs are a touch straight, but not too bad, and it is the pelvis that bothers me the most.
The hips and pins on the cow are level. I cull cows that look like that. I like a nice downwards slope to help with calving.
novatech":w2m89d9o said:This hooks to pin angle is an interesting subject.Keren":w2m89d9o said:I agree, Dun.
The legs are a touch straight, but not too bad, and it is the pelvis that bothers me the most.
The hips and pins on the cow are level. I cull cows that look like that. I like a nice downwards slope to help with calving.
There does not seem to be any agreement on the subject. Some say it aids in calving and shedding of the placenta and even fertility.But then I read where level is considered structural correctness. ( Angus ) I did find one research paper where they found no correlation to fertility relative to hook to pin angle. The test was done on heifers. They did say there may be a difference in more mature cattle. http://www-interbull.slu.se/bulletins/b ... 2/Wall.pdf
For now, or until someone actually has some fact they would like to convince me with I have to assume it is personal preference. Personally I like a slight slope. To much slope just seems like there would be less meat.