Weight distribution - leg load

[alisonb]

Coyote's Shorthorn bull ( viewtopic.php?f=5&t=66258) got me thinking just how important structural soundness is in an animal especially when they are carrying an enormous weight and still have to breed. I found myself thinking "leg shoulder structure- wear and tear on feet and joints - stress placed on joints etc etc".
I am interesting in finding out -
The approximate weight distribution/leg load in the more popular breeds?
Does the % differ much in Bos indicus breeds?
Do the Bos indicus have more/fewer foot/joint problems?

Anybody with this experience/or link?

 

[redcowsrule33]

I know most quadripeds carry about 60% of their weight on the forelimbs. A study was done on dairy cows that took into account the weight distribution of a fetus (a bit more foreward) and milk (mostly the rear), but don't remember the authors. No idea if B. indicus is any different.

 

[KNERSIE]

Coyote's Shorthorn bull ( viewtopic.php?f=5&t=66258) got me thinking just how important structural soundness is in an animal especially when they are carrying an enormous weight and still have to breed. I found myself thinking "leg shoulder structure- wear and tear on feet and joints - stress placed on joints etc etc".
I am interesting in finding out -
The approximate weight distribution/leg load in the more popular breeds?
Does the % differ much in Bos indicus breeds?
Do the Bos indicus have more/fewer foot/joint problems?

Anybody with this experience/or link?

Bos indicus hooves are typically harder and often the lighter bone structure and less muscle means they carry less weight per limb, but soundness is pretty much universal across all breeds and countries.

BTW research has disproven the popular theory that dark hooves are harder than light coloured hooves in Bos Taurus cattle.