redpoll52":3ckp7npr said:From what I have noticed. The shorter the tail, the higher the yeild of an animal with no effect on their fertility.
Aaron":zh5r5e9r said:What I have always heard was long tail = high milk, less beef, more fertility. Short tail = exact opposite.
It seems to be a relatively simple indicator. Have never put it to test on a major scale. I will say, that when comparing our bulls used over the last 20 years, their daughters, on average, reflect what is seen in tail length. :cowboy:
Aaron":3m39hzql said:What I have always heard was long tail = high milk, less beef, more fertility. Short tail = exact opposite.
It seems to be a relatively simple indicator. Have never put it to test on a major scale. I will say, that when comparing our bulls used over the last 20 years, their daughters, on average, reflect what is seen in tail length. :cowboy:
IluvABbeef":310rmfhe said:Aaron":310rmfhe said:What I have always heard was long tail = high milk, less beef, more fertility. Short tail = exact opposite.
It seems to be a relatively simple indicator. Have never put it to test on a major scale. I will say, that when comparing our bulls used over the last 20 years, their daughters, on average, reflect what is seen in tail length. :cowboy:
Would the same thing apply if the tail was froze off, be it completely or partly?
hillsdown":3srh3oao said:IluvABbeef":3srh3oao said:Aaron":3srh3oao said:What I have always heard was long tail = high milk, less beef, more fertility. Short tail = exact opposite.
It seems to be a relatively simple indicator. Have never put it to test on a major scale. I will say, that when comparing our bulls used over the last 20 years, their daughters, on average, reflect what is seen in tail length. :cowboy:
Would the same thing apply if the tail was froze off, be it completely or partly?
:lol2:
I wonder how fertile cows are in dairies where they dock all the tails.. :cowboy:
dun":2z7cw1ea said:Had a heifer born with just a little stub of a tail that was cycling by the time she was 6 months old.
brandonm_13":14wvjjjl said:Personally, I just breed and cull based on fertility, and let the tail length be whatever it wants to be.
KNERSIE":3uc82wp9 said:brandonm_13":3uc82wp9 said:Personally, I just breed and cull based on fertility, and let the tail length be whatever it wants to be.
Don't spoil a fun conversation with common sense!