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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 54331" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>It's anecdotal at best, but we used a bull with a -3.4 for BW and one with a minus -0.1, Red Angus. Out of 950 lb heifers we've had problems with every one of the lighter bulls calves, and they are substantially lighter. He's a big head thrower. Once we work the head out, and it's a chore, the calves come easy. The other bulls calves are shaped like a weanie, there just isn't a big part on them other then length. His calves squirt out like s.... from a goose. We've quit using the lighter BW bull. But his daughters calve easy, but the calves have all been longer headed. </p><p>For what it's worth, I think it's a lot like the wider squarer head of a horned Herferod verses a Polled Hereford. There are also those that maintain a sloped shouldered calf comes easier then a square shouldered one, never have noticed that.</p><p>You'll notice too, MARC did say they think there is a correlation, just haven't figured out what it is yet.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 54331, member: 34"] It's anecdotal at best, but we used a bull with a -3.4 for BW and one with a minus -0.1, Red Angus. Out of 950 lb heifers we've had problems with every one of the lighter bulls calves, and they are substantially lighter. He's a big head thrower. Once we work the head out, and it's a chore, the calves come easy. The other bulls calves are shaped like a weanie, there just isn't a big part on them other then length. His calves squirt out like s.... from a goose. We've quit using the lighter BW bull. But his daughters calve easy, but the calves have all been longer headed. For what it's worth, I think it's a lot like the wider squarer head of a horned Herferod verses a Polled Hereford. There are also those that maintain a sloped shouldered calf comes easier then a square shouldered one, never have noticed that. You'll notice too, MARC did say they think there is a correlation, just haven't figured out what it is yet. dun [/QUOTE]
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