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<blockquote data-quote="DLD" data-source="post: 1053618" data-attributes="member: 19707"><p>Her tailhead and her pin bones set too low in relation to her hooks (hips). Makes her hip slope downward on the profile, and tends to make one appear shorter hipped. Definitely detracts from her show ring appeal. Additionally, correct shape of the hip is directly correlated to calving ease (pins and tailhead setting too high is maybe worse than too low - level is best) and many (myself included) believe to fertility as well.</p><p></p><p>Actually, when I calculate out the amount of hulls in our feed, it works out to about a pound a day, so you're thinking along the right lines there. Only thing is, if we weren't feeding soy hull pellets, I'd add in that much more cottonseed hulls, so that'd be closer to 2 pounds/hd/day. And yes, we feed it to everything (all the show calves), year 'round. But if you're going to add it in, be sure to check how it affects the balance of your ration. That amount of cs hulls probably won't change it much, but if you were to add the soy hull pellets, they'll add some protein. </p><p></p><p>If you end up feeding that first heifer above, you may need to add something like that. Not because she needs added fill, but because she may need a lower % energy, as she looks to me like an easy keeper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DLD, post: 1053618, member: 19707"] Her tailhead and her pin bones set too low in relation to her hooks (hips). Makes her hip slope downward on the profile, and tends to make one appear shorter hipped. Definitely detracts from her show ring appeal. Additionally, correct shape of the hip is directly correlated to calving ease (pins and tailhead setting too high is maybe worse than too low - level is best) and many (myself included) believe to fertility as well. Actually, when I calculate out the amount of hulls in our feed, it works out to about a pound a day, so you're thinking along the right lines there. Only thing is, if we weren't feeding soy hull pellets, I'd add in that much more cottonseed hulls, so that'd be closer to 2 pounds/hd/day. And yes, we feed it to everything (all the show calves), year 'round. But if you're going to add it in, be sure to check how it affects the balance of your ration. That amount of cs hulls probably won't change it much, but if you were to add the soy hull pellets, they'll add some protein. If you end up feeding that first heifer above, you may need to add something like that. Not because she needs added fill, but because she may need a lower % energy, as she looks to me like an easy keeper. [/QUOTE]
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