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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 53"><p>> My husband & I have just</p><p>> started raising Black Angus</p><p>> cattle. I know the body size &</p><p>> specifications of this breed are</p><p>> different from those of the</p><p>> Gelbveih breed. My question is</p><p>> should the ribs & hip bones</p><p>> & shoulder blades be able to</p><p>> be seen on the Gelbveih breed if</p><p>> they are being properly fed? A</p><p>> friend has a farm that is beside</p><p>> some folks that have the Gelbveih</p><p>> breed & they look awful! They</p><p>> stand at their fence line &</p><p>> bellow & look longingly at the</p><p>> hay & food being fed to our</p><p>> friend's cows. There is NO grass</p><p>> in this pine forest they have been</p><p>> turned out in & from what we</p><p>> understand the rancher feeds very</p><p>> little hay to these animals. I am</p><p>> going to confront him about this,</p><p>> but want all my ducks in a row</p><p>> before I go there. Thank you for</p><p>> any info you can give me. Jamie</p><p></p><p>Can you see the last few ribs or can you count all of them? Does the back bone stick up with just the hide on it? Those are signs of drastically under fed cattle. This is a tough one because you are dealing with another persons opinion of how to raise cattle. I have always believed in the saying that you can't starve the profit out of a cow. Good Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 53"] > My husband & I have just > started raising Black Angus > cattle. I know the body size & > specifications of this breed are > different from those of the > Gelbveih breed. My question is > should the ribs & hip bones > & shoulder blades be able to > be seen on the Gelbveih breed if > they are being properly fed? A > friend has a farm that is beside > some folks that have the Gelbveih > breed & they look awful! They > stand at their fence line & > bellow & look longingly at the > hay & food being fed to our > friend's cows. There is NO grass > in this pine forest they have been > turned out in & from what we > understand the rancher feeds very > little hay to these animals. I am > going to confront him about this, > but want all my ducks in a row > before I go there. Thank you for > any info you can give me. Jamie Can you see the last few ribs or can you count all of them? Does the back bone stick up with just the hide on it? Those are signs of drastically under fed cattle. This is a tough one because you are dealing with another persons opinion of how to raise cattle. I have always believed in the saying that you can't starve the profit out of a cow. Good Luck [/QUOTE]
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