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When genetics throw you a curve ball
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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1559968" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>Vet was out yesterday to BANGS/pelvic measure my retained heifers and I'm still in shock over the results. They're measured at 11 months instead of the standard 12 so the scores are slightly lower than benchmark but my vet takes that into consideration when calculating the potential for calving difficulty. One of my faves is Derby/427D, probably a good 750 lbs. and comes from a lineage of top producers (I've retained almost every heifer). I generally don't retain if they score less than 150 (should easily have a 72 lb. calf) & Derby was a pitiful 132.25 while her sister I retained 3 years ago when their dam was a first calf heifer scored 162. Minimum score on anything I've ever seen published was 140 (again, at 12 months). What happened?? Different bull as the sire could be a factor but that same bull sired another retained heifer this year that was orphaned at 4 months, is the smallest of the group & scored 156.25 (pretty average for that lineage). So I'm just saying, had they not been measured I would have kept Derby without a 2nd thought & ended up with a potential train wreck. I've kept heifers that were boarder line, knowing I would have to watch closely & possibly pull but she's too much of a risk. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Tried to post pics but keep getting the message:</p><p><strong>It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1559968, member: 24027"] Vet was out yesterday to BANGS/pelvic measure my retained heifers and I'm still in shock over the results. They're measured at 11 months instead of the standard 12 so the scores are slightly lower than benchmark but my vet takes that into consideration when calculating the potential for calving difficulty. One of my faves is Derby/427D, probably a good 750 lbs. and comes from a lineage of top producers (I've retained almost every heifer). I generally don't retain if they score less than 150 (should easily have a 72 lb. calf) & Derby was a pitiful 132.25 while her sister I retained 3 years ago when their dam was a first calf heifer scored 162. Minimum score on anything I've ever seen published was 140 (again, at 12 months). What happened?? Different bull as the sire could be a factor but that same bull sired another retained heifer this year that was orphaned at 4 months, is the smallest of the group & scored 156.25 (pretty average for that lineage). So I'm just saying, had they not been measured I would have kept Derby without a 2nd thought & ended up with a potential train wreck. I've kept heifers that were boarder line, knowing I would have to watch closely & possibly pull but she's too much of a risk. :( Tried to post pics but keep getting the message: [b]It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct.[/b] [/QUOTE]
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