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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 548856" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>The heifer actulally is a lot like the mama but I think the heifer is a slightly improved version.</p><p></p><p>But it is terribly difficult to compare a cow with a heifer.</p><p></p><p>Dun, I usually track pretty well with what you say but I don't understand your concern with the tailhead set. The heifer I think is a bit better than the cow but neither would concern me. Many years ago we debated this in judging in college and finally decided that other than personal preference the only economic issue might be if the tailhead was so high that there might be reproductive contamination issues and then the cow would cull herself.</p><p></p><p>for the Pelvis I am assuming that you would like to see more angulation from the hooks to the pins but I might not be correct in assuming anything.</p><p></p><p>I also think the legs would be a problem before the structure of the pelvis and tailhead. I don't think they are bad but she is a little posty. I have kept heifers that were not this nice because of growth or the production of their mamas or some other fool reason. I weigh em and then rank em and then look at em and throw back anything that is hideous. Hauled a heifer out of the replacement group to the feeder group this past weekend and she was my 4th top indexing heifer. Pinched in the heartgirth and a little bit goose rumped. Just could not look at her any more. </p><p></p><p>I hesitate to be overly critical of other folks cattle. Most folks post a photo becasue they are proud of em. I just don't think it is polite to point out every fly speck that varies from absolute perfection.</p><p>I still have not seen that perfect animal and I have been knocking around cattle all my life and have worked at a couple of big outfits and one that did pretty well in the showring. they had a bigger crew in the show barn than I had in the cowherd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 548856, member: 6543"] The heifer actulally is a lot like the mama but I think the heifer is a slightly improved version. But it is terribly difficult to compare a cow with a heifer. Dun, I usually track pretty well with what you say but I don't understand your concern with the tailhead set. The heifer I think is a bit better than the cow but neither would concern me. Many years ago we debated this in judging in college and finally decided that other than personal preference the only economic issue might be if the tailhead was so high that there might be reproductive contamination issues and then the cow would cull herself. for the Pelvis I am assuming that you would like to see more angulation from the hooks to the pins but I might not be correct in assuming anything. I also think the legs would be a problem before the structure of the pelvis and tailhead. I don't think they are bad but she is a little posty. I have kept heifers that were not this nice because of growth or the production of their mamas or some other fool reason. I weigh em and then rank em and then look at em and throw back anything that is hideous. Hauled a heifer out of the replacement group to the feeder group this past weekend and she was my 4th top indexing heifer. Pinched in the heartgirth and a little bit goose rumped. Just could not look at her any more. I hesitate to be overly critical of other folks cattle. Most folks post a photo becasue they are proud of em. I just don't think it is polite to point out every fly speck that varies from absolute perfection. I still have not seen that perfect animal and I have been knocking around cattle all my life and have worked at a couple of big outfits and one that did pretty well in the showring. they had a bigger crew in the show barn than I had in the cowherd. [/QUOTE]
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