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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 794373" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>LFF-</p><p></p><p>Your questions create a plethora of <em>possible</em> responses, and I am not certain whether ANY of the answers would be discerning or foresighted enough to incite or arouse much of deep discussion on the subject(s). Naturally, the most obvious determining factors concerning both Primary AND Secondary sex trait characteristic developments would be the particular "Breed" being considered, and the Genetic EPD's and DNA markers relating to the ancestry of the individuals under consideration. </p><p></p><p>Concerning early secondary masculinity development characteristics, the physiological factors involved in those developmental traits can be strongly influenced by the environment, surroundings, and management practices of the particular farm or ranch at which the animal(s) are located. Calves dropped and raised in severe climate temperatures, either very cold or very hot, will respond characteristically to the climate according to their breed traits, and how they are handled, fed, and whether their dams were developed and had sufficient and adequate nutrition prior to and during the gestation period. Masculinity characteristics follow the same agendas as other secondary traits.</p><p></p><p> I believe that every calf, just as every human being, is an individual, and as such will respond to stimuli as a determinant for the factors being discussed here. I feel that it is more important to concentrate on the <em><strong>basic</strong></em> factors of Bull Selection protocols (Phenotype, Genotype and Functional Traits, legs, feet, skeletal structure, docility etc.) than to get overly engrossed in complex minutiae to the extent that we may apply more importance to lesser factors than is desirable. This is not to say that your subject matter is not discriminative or judicious, because it is thought provoking and should be a point of consideration in detailed seedstock selection. </p><p></p><p>In delving into <strong><em>detailed</em></strong> examination of pin-point specifics though, I fear that we can get confused to the point of failing to see the Forest for the Trees!</p><p></p><p>Just my Opinion.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 794373, member: 1683"] LFF- Your questions create a plethora of [i]possible[/i] responses, and I am not certain whether ANY of the answers would be discerning or foresighted enough to incite or arouse much of deep discussion on the subject(s). Naturally, the most obvious determining factors concerning both Primary AND Secondary sex trait characteristic developments would be the particular "Breed" being considered, and the Genetic EPD's and DNA markers relating to the ancestry of the individuals under consideration. Concerning early secondary masculinity development characteristics, the physiological factors involved in those developmental traits can be strongly influenced by the environment, surroundings, and management practices of the particular farm or ranch at which the animal(s) are located. Calves dropped and raised in severe climate temperatures, either very cold or very hot, will respond characteristically to the climate according to their breed traits, and how they are handled, fed, and whether their dams were developed and had sufficient and adequate nutrition prior to and during the gestation period. Masculinity characteristics follow the same agendas as other secondary traits. I believe that every calf, just as every human being, is an individual, and as such will respond to stimuli as a determinant for the factors being discussed here. I feel that it is more important to concentrate on the [i][b]basic[/b][/i] factors of Bull Selection protocols (Phenotype, Genotype and Functional Traits, legs, feet, skeletal structure, docility etc.) than to get overly engrossed in complex minutiae to the extent that we may apply more importance to lesser factors than is desirable. This is not to say that your subject matter is not discriminative or judicious, because it is thought provoking and should be a point of consideration in detailed seedstock selection. In delving into [b][i]detailed[/i][/b] examination of pin-point specifics though, I fear that we can get confused to the point of failing to see the Forest for the Trees! Just my Opinion. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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