Young bull critique
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kenny thomas
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I'm not good at critique but he is long enough and tall enough. That's what I like
FlyingLSimmentals
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He looks fine to me.
lithuanian farmer
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Would like to see him from other angles too, but he looks pretty good
Redgully
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Think you will have good results from him, nice flat muscle and a good butt.
Nesikep
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I can't see anything I'd fault him for, he doesn't look overfed which is a good thing
Dsth
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can't say anything bad from the pic. he does have a nice "herd bull" look to him for being 14 months.
puzzled in oregon
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Have a question for all of you. When looking for the positive/negative in bulls, cows, calves(heifers or bulls) can you accurately
say that they are a good representation of that breed without knowing what breed they are? I understand looking for conformational
negative/positives, I realize that your first thought is "what, can't tell what breed they are" ? Should a Charolais look like a white angus?
I realize there can be a huge variation within a breed, which seems odd. Simmental's are black ? Should a Simmental be built like an
angus? The Maine-Anjou cattle (Durham x Mancelle) were a red/light red with white, no black genetics there, but after arriving in the US,
they suddenly became black ? So will the breeds eventually all look similar, or will some breeders retain the original standard for that breed ?
Perhaps the first Charolais I saw was not a good representation of the breed.
Back to the 14 month old bull, no matter what the breed, he is a fairly nice looking animal. Not sure about front legs/feet. But could be
angle of picture/soft ground
say that they are a good representation of that breed without knowing what breed they are? I understand looking for conformational
negative/positives, I realize that your first thought is "what, can't tell what breed they are" ? Should a Charolais look like a white angus?
I realize there can be a huge variation within a breed, which seems odd. Simmental's are black ? Should a Simmental be built like an
angus? The Maine-Anjou cattle (Durham x Mancelle) were a red/light red with white, no black genetics there, but after arriving in the US,
they suddenly became black ? So will the breeds eventually all look similar, or will some breeders retain the original standard for that breed ?
Perhaps the first Charolais I saw was not a good representation of the breed.
Back to the 14 month old bull, no matter what the breed, he is a fairly nice looking animal. Not sure about front legs/feet. But could be
angle of picture/soft ground
GoWyo
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Can't tell from the pic whether he toes out a little on the fronts. Otherwise looks like a decent bull.
TexasRancher
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Looks ok, but need to see him walking on level grass ground....currently in the uneven mud....can't sign off on those feet hoofs or even his back being level.
Ebenezer
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Looks post legged and very straight in the shoulders, too. One picture does not make a bull.
simme
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Plenty of comments on the bull. Something drew my eyes to that gate - looks like a round pen gate or else the cows have been working on an escape plan.
There isn't enough in the picture to make a case one way or the other. I would definitely want to see him out of the pen where he could walk to check out his overall structure more thoughly especially his feet amd legs.
