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I agree with everything thats being said as reasons...I havent ever criticized one to hard from it.  But from a packing plant perspective, the hooks and the rails are all at the same heighth, and its gaged for an average steer, so longer bodied carcasses have more risk of dragging the ground...

Arent the only papers on Heatwave Chi papers? I have heard of people registering Maintainers out of him,but they were all out of Fullblood Maine cows.  I am not saying he doesnt have Maine papers I just wasnt aware that he did.  If all the information you have on the heifer is that she is out...

Like was said "full feed" is left to interpretation.  Some view it as always leaving feed in front of them and letting them eat whenever they want.  I only like this practice for creep feeding calves that are still on cow as a supplement.  I think it is imperative to feed twice daily at least...

As I have said before, I dont think there is any reason to not allow carriers to register, I dont think there is anything wrong with having a carrier in your herd.  I think the best thing that breed associations can do is require potential carriers to be tested in order to register, and many of...

I wouldnt be worried about the expiration date as far as causing infection or anything, the hormones may get weaker over time, but all that will do is maybe make them a little less effective. I have always reused CIDR's, we use Nolvasan and Water to disinfect when we pull them, but we also...

Top Dressing means that when you add a suplement to the feed you just add it on top of their regular ration in the feed pan. 

Well "best" is going to be subjective. It all depends on what a guy/gal looks for in cattle. Everyone views something different as most important. So there are going to be a ton of different responses here. I would agree with your list for the most part with the exception of the Hereford and...

Can you post pics of the cow? It doesnt seem that you have enough of her genetic history for a recomendation to be given that way. And even with genetic history, nobody can really give you sound breeding advice without seeing the cow and knowing her strengths and weaknesses.

Yes this is safe for heifers and bulls, I dont use as much with heifers and bulls though because we dont typically want them as fat. Getting a bull to fat can actually reduce his semen quality, so watch that. I typically mix everything when I feed.  I know a lot of things say top dress, but it...

Many people have emailed me and told me how the big names in the industry disagree with me. That they believe the genes are all linked. I think its a coorelation. These great bulls are carriers. I am not arguing that, and I am not saying that we should stop using these bulls. But from my...

Well like I said there...I dont know Star Power very well but when I looked him up online...Right next to his birthweight it siad Not recomended for first calf heifers http://sinclaircattleco.com/StarPower.htm And sorry on the Heatwave thing, I was misread. I saw an article about him and...

While I am not trying to tell anyone what to do, and I am not trying to say that we should just do away with all the carriers. My personal opinion is that I will not breed a carrier to a carrier, but I will breed that carrier to a double clean animal. But what gets me is the absurd argument that...

Maybe its a shorthorn thing...but I dont really see whats so neat about this calf?

I have never had it hurt the hair coat...healthy cattle will have healthy hair. As with anytime you increase the energy intake you run a risk of shedding some hair.  I think because its stabilized and easier to break down it doesnt seem to make them quiet as "hot" as corn does. But its basically...

He has a lot of hair, but I think thats normal for calves in your area this time of year so I dont get overly excited about that. He is pretty level down the topline, but beyond that his quality stops for me.  At best I would say he is just OK, at best. I dont think he exhibits anywhere near...

I keep the corn and barley in and just add the SRB as a supplement basically.  Corn, Barley, Rice, Oats are all grains. So what you get from all of them is basically the same, starch. Which their body converts to energy, and the body stores energy as fat. The difference in the grains comes in...

Have your Grizzly calves been underdeveloped in some way? I dont really consider a week early to be an issue, I actually find it pretty normal. You know a cow doesnt have a calendar that tells her when to calve, I actually start watching my due-to-calves pretty heavily about 2 weeks before the...

Thats my point...when you get the double clean bull that is as good as the carrier bull, why continue to risk it by using the carrier bull? I dont have an issue with having carriers in the herd. One reason is that we will never all agree on if its morally wrong to breed carriers or not, so there...

Much like HYPP in the QH industry(I also raise QH's) or the Stress Gene in the showpig industry, TH and PHA themselves bring nothing to the industry.  The problem is that a lot of animals that carry traits that we really like, also carry these genetic issues. I have personally never owned a...

Showflexx is the same thing pretty much. They are both Ractopamine supplements and I think it will work good for you. When people refer to him being light boned they are talking about the circumfrance of his leg.  In cattle, bulls and steers especially, we like to see a nice big boned animal...