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knabe

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i don't have pictures yet, but had my first "planned" mating saturday out of my legacy plus/backdraft breeding PHAF cow.  she's hetero T1, T3 and QG4.  she was bred to toal package.  had a solid black calf (absolutely no white), looks to be polled.  he had a 13" cannon bone and a 124 lb birth weight with a slight pull to get the head through and out he came, no stiction with the hip, momma was tired after an hour.  earlier in the day i was on an errand and my wife called and said it looked backwards with the feet pointing down.  turns out it was just one foot resting over the other one. anyway, i called the vet and said to be prepared,  got home, both feet up.  she tried for an hour, so we pulled him.  he nursed and is doing ok.  doesn't look thick or special in any way.

last year she had her calf 6 days early, this year, one day.  heifer calf last year was 99 lounds and popped out.  this calf was homo for T1, T3, QG4 and hetero for T2.  supposedly T2 is the rarest, and of the quality grade markers, QG3 the rarest followed by QG4, QG2, QG1.  i think QG 1 increases IM fat by around 6.5%  here's a cut and paste from

The TG5 thyroglobulin gene test for a marbling quantitative trait loci evaluated in. feedlot cattle. Aust. J. Exp. Agri. 44:669–674.    notice this is from australia, and the bovigen genes are usually validated there first.  notice specific comment about metabolic rate.  slower metabolic rate seems to be inferred to have an effect on marbling.  the difference appears to be how the genes are regulated, rather than a difference within the gene itself.  initially, lots of studies trying to find the answers to things focused on changes within the genes.  happily, that bias is not assumed any more and that's why people sequence gene's such as the hox genes across various organisms at different branch points in evolution, find difference, then go back to individual populations of one species and look for differences in those areas across say 96 or 384 individuals.  i would love to do this with the PHA gene.

Minor genes can affect marbling, therefore its fatty acid composition. There is
evidence that at least five quantitative trait loci (QTL) are of moderate effects (Harper
and Pethick, 2004). Genes underlying two of these evident QTL are of most interest.
Barendse et al. (2004) found that polymorphisms near the thyroglobin gene (TG) on
chromosome 14 are associated with marbling capacity. The TG gene spans 300 kb of
DNA (Mercken et al., 1985) and encodes a protein that can indirectly play a significant
role in regulation of metabolic rate. The polymorphisms that are associated with
variation in marbling are not within the coding region of the TG gene, but lie within the
5’ untranslated region of the gene, which may be involved in regulation of gene activity
(Harper and Pethick, 2004). The second interesting QTL is on chromosome 5. The
closest marker is CSSM34, which is genetically close to the gene RARG (retinoic acid receptor gamma; Barendse, 1997). Again, the polymorphism associated with marbling is
likely to lie within the non-coding sequence of the RARG gene. The RARG gene
product is involved in regulation of transcription of a large family of genes. All-trans
retinoic acid, one compound of the retinoid family, binds to RARG, which, in turn, binds
to specific sequences of the DNA in the nucleus. Retinoic acid receptor gamma binding
results in an increase in the rate of transcription from the gene to which it bound. The
retinoic acid receptors and the retinoid-binding receptors are important regulators of
normal development of organs and tissues (Solomin et al., 1998). Although the detailed
mechanism is not discovered, the relationship between low vitamin A status and high
marbling score might lead to some possible explanation (Oka et al., 1998; Naruse et al.,
1994; Kruk et al., 2004; D’Souza et al., 2003).
 

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A couple more taken with the phone..  They're both less than 24 hrs old.

1.  Hfr- Hard Core X Whitney

2.  Steer calf-Carneyman x com. Angus-  Could have gotten a better pose but wanted to show the markings on the head.  You can't tell it from the picture but I was surprised at the Potential CarneyMan has at raising marketable steers.  This calf has potential IMO.

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finally got a calf today. she is a sunnseeker x hotmail/mainetaineer.sorry for the bad pic but she would not cooperate.her feet are starting to work for her a little better
 

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OH Breeder said:
Dusty said:
Ruebush Shorthorns said:
Here are two calves from Feb.  The roan is a double bred Double Down heifer and the black heifer is a First Rate X Heatseeker.  They are the only two I have had this tear so far.  The black one was backwards and the vet wanted to cut a leg off because they thought it was dead.  Thank God we got it out before they did that.  The second pic the shorthorn is sticking her tounge out at me.

I thought veterinarians were supposed to be way smarter than everyone else that didn't go to school for 8 years.  Hmmm....I guess you're vet must have been sick a couple days at vet school or maybe they just don't as much as some vets think they do......:)
Remember, lots of vets like doctors get there training in the field. Last year my vet allowed a student come and palpate a cow that was over due. I was apprehensive and said okay. The student said and I quote....she could go as long as month. You must have your dates wrong. The calf isn't going to weigh any more than 65#'s." so, we didn't think anything about it and turned her out. 3 days later, as always, she found the corner of the pasture with the most mud and tried to have the calf who was stuck. His nose and front feet had been out for we do'nt know how long. He was a two person pull and weighed about 115#'s. he lived two days and died of resp. complications likely aspirations. When the vet offered students this year I said NOT unless you are with them and recheck the cows after.

On another note, nice looking calves. LIke the roan even if she is sticking her tongue out, the nerve....lol. ;D

Had the same thing happen to me, only a licensed vet palplated the cow and said the calf wasn't that big.  Ended up cranking the son of a gun out by myself with a calf jack,  calf was backwards, broke his back and dislocated his hip (he was already dead) and he weighed every bit of 120 LBS.  And my vet was at a concert an hour away so he didn't get to partake in the fun.  I don't blame the vet though.  Your basically asking them to look into an 8 ball when you have them do things like that.  Your paying them for an answer so they will give you one.

A lot of very nice calves on here!!!!  Good job guys.

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Here is mine & Tim Brandenburgs' , Bloodstone x CF Lucky Charm 255 hfr calf . This is a flushmate to the hfr Shortdawg had this weekend. She was born yesterday afternoon & this picture was taken less than 24 hrs later. Her body is all white with roan starting at her shoulders. Thats some good Tennessee mud on her legs not roaning color. Thanks Shortdawg!! (clapping)
 

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Doc, They are almost identical. Congrats on the calf and thanks for the business. If they live up to their potential we should have a lot of fun with them. ;D
 

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Another calf: Ice Chest X Sim/Anus Steer

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Finally got warm enough and the mud has dried a little to get some pictures.  The 1st 2 are the much anticipated Money Man calves, the 1st is a Mainetainer and the second a purebred, not real good pictures, but they are both pretty cool.  The 2nd 2 are of 2 Heat Wave flush mates, shows the different color combos he will throw, they are out of a solid red purebred Maine, we call the red and white one our chick steer, every little girl that comes through will pick that one out.
 

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Sorry, I had to redo the 1st one, I hadn't changed the size.
 

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She is out of the heifer Logan showed last year, I have posted her picture before but I can't remember what thread.  She is out of a Black Dice/Vegas cow X PVS Craftsman, Shorthorn bull, so she would be a 1/4 Maine/3/4 Shorthorn-we think she clicked with Money Man the only question will be if she end up with enough frame, would have made a really cool steer.
 

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Jill said:
She is out of the heifer Logan showed last year, I have posted her picture before but I can't remember what thread.  She is out of a Black Dice/Vegas cow X PVS Craftsman, Shorthorn bull, so she would be a 1/4 Maine/3/4 Shorthorn-we think she clicked with Money Man the only question will be if she end up with enough frame, would have made a really cool steer.
Jill, That's cool if I noticed right by the bottom of the picture, Is your son's name Grady.  My youngust of 3 boys is Grady(4 this July). 

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I really like your money man heifer Jill.  We have one more on the way and are hoping for a heifer.  Here is an updated pic of our money man bull.  I also put in pics of a broadband and friction heifer.  The broadband was born early Feb.  and the Friction is 2 1/2 weeks old.
 

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Some pictures I took at best friends and cattle partners, Meysenburg Show Cattle.

1.  A new picture of the Sin City X Rock Star Heifer.

2.  Heifer- 3C Macho X Simi Cow purchased originally from Cowtime Sale

3.  Heifer- 3C Macho X 1/2 Sim cow out of a Meyer Son.

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Here’s an update on Huck who is now 3 months old. He is out of a char/angus cow and is sired by All About You. Very nice calves ,by the way, to everyone that posted. (thumbsup)
 

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This is my heifer calf at 11 days old.  She is out of  Three Trees Wind X Gridmaker son.

 

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Here is our 1st calf heifer with her Ali Heifer, calved yesterday. She laid down at 2pm calved at 2:30, calf was nursing at 2:55
 

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Here is a picture of the heifer that calved taken in May of 06, it was already in the 100 in the valley that year. The cow in the background is not her mom. She ia a theobald out of a commercial angus cow.
 

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