Favorite type of Cow

WOW your all crazy (argue)..... i show every weekend possible and i've never seen a crook at a show dont get all crappy just because someone else has better genetics or more tricks up his sleeve than u. JS

When I read long spined I interpreted it as being long patterned, or longer bodied than averages.  It's a desirable trait that you purposely misinterpreted.  No need to be rude about it

long bodied is supposed to be equivalent to more loin length. 

I'm not sure if it has any real meaning though.

I personally believe that it does, as it increases capacity, and as you said would indicate a longer loin.  steaks come from the loin, therefore a long cow with a long loin would be more valuable, no?  And it's just a personal preference issue, I would rather have a cow that's as proportionally longer than average than one that is proportionately deeper by about the same amount.  Most people on this site probably hold the opposite view of that statement

If you get in and physically measure the distance from the last rib back, or the difference from the shoulder blades back--- then it will equal more length of loin- which is more profit.  Where the difference comes into play-- who knows? More carlidge b/w the bones maybe?

I do know a positive correlation b/w length of neck and length of loin-- is present.  I also know that most often the long necked ones will also be the hardest doing... Does long bodied mean hard doing- maybe?

among both my Char cows and crossbreeds of many compositions I have never noticed length correlating with doability, though I will say my favorite cows are always the long ones and we cull hard doers on the second calf, giving them the benefit of the doubt with their first.  I'll thumb back through my records and descriptions and see if I make a liar out of myself saying that.

A good ole' IRISH WHISKEY Female  ;D

Seems like length of body would be a better term than length of spine......unless length of spine is used to indicate long neck.....is neck part of the spine.....it is between the brain and all the wiring I guess.

(lol) Glad I could start a lengthy discussion for once! When I said long spined I  mean't length of body, bigger hipped, with volume. I've had a few short bodied, short hipped, and they don't calve very easily in my experience. I think the shorter bodied or shorter spined cattle give an appearance of deeper ribs which can be deceiving in terms of volume. Notice I coupled that long spine with a moderate frame size. That's not too easy to do but that's what my favorite type of cow would be.  ;D

Here are a couple of examples. You pick which is which.

My experience is the exact opposite.  That long level hip is a recipe for hip lock as indicated by 148ths calving ease numbers.  He is an excellent looking bull and as I've said, about half my cows go back to him, but there is nothing moderate about the RB cattle, especially RB Eagle 148th.

OK, did I say that RB Eagle 148 was moderate and calving ease? I posted two pictures to show long spined and short spined. That's all.