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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 751941" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>I think you might be a little confused - #2 sacrifices some capacity to #1, and #1 sacrifices bone to #2. </p><p></p><p>balance and broody are not quantifiable terms just as we speak about sappy calves, sire's outlook, easy keeper etc. its something you develop an eye for. </p><p></p><p>but if you want to try and assess balance, you divide the animal into three sections. the forequarter (shoulders and forward), the mid section (from the back of the shoulder to the hip) and the rear quarter (from the hips back). Each of these should be the same length and 'size' in the balanced animal. If you do this with the second heifer she comes out pretty favourably. if you do it with the first heifer, she has a shortened rear quarter and a longer midsection. </p><p></p><p>Broodiness can incorporate a range of maternal factors but ultimately its a 'cowy' look. Some heifers look like heifers and some look like little cows. The second heifer has a very 'cowy' look to her, and following on from that she appears to have greater pelvic capacity, a better shoulder and more femininity. so as I said its a combination of factors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 751941, member: 3195"] I think you might be a little confused - #2 sacrifices some capacity to #1, and #1 sacrifices bone to #2. balance and broody are not quantifiable terms just as we speak about sappy calves, sire's outlook, easy keeper etc. its something you develop an eye for. but if you want to try and assess balance, you divide the animal into three sections. the forequarter (shoulders and forward), the mid section (from the back of the shoulder to the hip) and the rear quarter (from the hips back). Each of these should be the same length and 'size' in the balanced animal. If you do this with the second heifer she comes out pretty favourably. if you do it with the first heifer, she has a shortened rear quarter and a longer midsection. Broodiness can incorporate a range of maternal factors but ultimately its a 'cowy' look. Some heifers look like heifers and some look like little cows. The second heifer has a very 'cowy' look to her, and following on from that she appears to have greater pelvic capacity, a better shoulder and more femininity. so as I said its a combination of factors. [/QUOTE]
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