Wisteria Farms
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Hi all... this is a carryover from my post "Are we getting close?"... My only cow (rest are heifers) has a total of 6 teats. She's got one on all four quarters that work fine but then she's got a nonfunctional one in front of the right front quarter and then one placed high between the two back quarters. Is this considered a default? I remember reading that udder quality was a trait to look for so can anyone give me their thoughts? I'd heard that some will take a pair of sterile scissors and snip any extra teats off of newborn heifers. (I'm assuming a judge will deduct for extra teats on heifers/cows that are shown) My new heifercalf does have an extra but I haven't snipped it off.
Also, how does a bulls scrotum affect his female progeny? Is it only that bulls with larger scrotums have heifers that will come into heat earlier or are there other things affected? Thanks so much.
Also, how does a bulls scrotum affect his female progeny? Is it only that bulls with larger scrotums have heifers that will come into heat earlier or are there other things affected? Thanks so much.