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size of teats on our hereford hefier.
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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 735324" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>The heifer is in very good condition, bordering on too fat. The bull is in adequate, but lean condition, if they were treated the same you better start finding the answer for why he isn't in as good shape as the heifer.</p><p></p><p>I doubt the heifer will walk till March, usually when the teats start to get reddish it isn't longer than a week or 10 days at the most. Her teats are longer than the ideal, the concern being the two front teats, especially the right one. In my experience she'll have no problems with the first two lactations, but I'd expect the front right teat to look like a coke bottle when she calves for the third time, the front left will likely follow the next year. As long as the calf can latch on to one or two teats (without help) its still fine, but her productive life will most definately be cut short by teats issues. Although phenotypically good otherwise she is also quite sickle hocked, doubt her teats will hold up for long enough for the sickle hockedness to become an issue, it seldom does anyway.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately the bull doesn't look like he'll improve much of the structural problems the heifer has.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 735324, member: 4353"] The heifer is in very good condition, bordering on too fat. The bull is in adequate, but lean condition, if they were treated the same you better start finding the answer for why he isn't in as good shape as the heifer. I doubt the heifer will walk till March, usually when the teats start to get reddish it isn't longer than a week or 10 days at the most. Her teats are longer than the ideal, the concern being the two front teats, especially the right one. In my experience she'll have no problems with the first two lactations, but I'd expect the front right teat to look like a coke bottle when she calves for the third time, the front left will likely follow the next year. As long as the calf can latch on to one or two teats (without help) its still fine, but her productive life will most definately be cut short by teats issues. Although phenotypically good otherwise she is also quite sickle hocked, doubt her teats will hold up for long enough for the sickle hockedness to become an issue, it seldom does anyway. Unfortunately the bull doesn't look like he'll improve much of the structural problems the heifer has. [/QUOTE]
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