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<blockquote data-quote="gizmom" data-source="post: 1663480" data-attributes="member: 13402"><p>Banjo I don't pick the keepers on looks alone we use a number of factors such as:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">When was she born we prefer early in calving season.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Genetics</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Phenotype</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Feet/leg structure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Performance</li> </ol><p>So not just on looks, and your right even with all that we may end up selling the best heifer but I can't keep them all until calving. Some are Indian Heifers ( you know cows are sacred in India) so I call them my Indian heifers those are the ones out of a super old cow that is at the end of her career so may be my last chance at keeping a heifer, but even that one has to meet the above criteria. Picking the keepers is going to impact our herd for years to come so we sure want to get it right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gizmom, post: 1663480, member: 13402"] Banjo I don't pick the keepers on looks alone we use a number of factors such as: [LIST=1] [*]When was she born we prefer early in calving season. [*]Genetics [*]Phenotype [*]Feet/leg structure [*]Performance [/LIST] So not just on looks, and your right even with all that we may end up selling the best heifer but I can't keep them all until calving. Some are Indian Heifers ( you know cows are sacred in India) so I call them my Indian heifers those are the ones out of a super old cow that is at the end of her career so may be my last chance at keeping a heifer, but even that one has to meet the above criteria. Picking the keepers is going to impact our herd for years to come so we sure want to get it right. [/QUOTE]
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