Bulls Heads

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coyote

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I heard it from a few old breeders that when they were selecting bulls all they would look at is his head. I don't know if it is the same now a days as just looking at EPD's or not.
Here are a couple bulls we raised with heads I like.
 

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Maybe the old lessons on cattle breeding for look a masculine head on bulls can again return.
My first view is for lenght and meat cover on back.
Numbers and heads are wast time if the are no meat on the back, deep ribes and long loin!
 

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These are two snorters! Breeding?
Red bull is;
MURIDALE RAW HIDE 6E
Sire: MURIDALE IRON MAN 4X
MGS: Alta Cedar Ultimate 130K


Roan bull is;
[/size]MURIDALE BUENO 61E[/size]Sire: HATFIELD GOVERNOR 17XMGS: Saskvalley Bonanza 219M
 

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I'm a big believer of selecting for head shape.  Wide muzzle, hooded eye, nice poll. No long heads, no pug heads.
 

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Duncraggan

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Like the hindquarter shape and bulging loin on the 6E bull. Brilliant! Both are excellent, deep bulls, well done! Photographs are amazingly even, good photographer and preparation.
 

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Coyote those are some nice looking bulls.  Cowboy I like the one on the top best.
 

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mark tenenbaum said:
How bout this one? Heads a little long due to a lotta  old breeding-but his muzzel is made for feed or nutrient conversion  O0

All these perfect examples of the type of head you want on beef cattle and you go and ruin in with that long headed mongrel.  Heck he’s got about 4 different breeds in him up close.  (lol) Do you really not see the difference, type wise?? 
 

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Why hes just my type-I only see native and older shorthorn maybe a shot of waygu - why his muzzel is almost as big as yours LOL O0
 

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mark tenenbaum

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By virtue of the original and currant Marc studies-results and the pedigrees of the majority of performance cattle in the US and some other countries-Enticer is by far the most influential-far reaching Shorthorn bull in the US history of the breed-Wish I had a picture of Goldwalk at a more mature age-he was as stout as alot of the Canadian bulls listed today. As far as being in the background Millbrooke Marc IV, and a couple others deserve a showing too- BUT YEATHUR-Enticer WAS THE HEAD MAN O0
 

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mark tenenbaum said:
By virtue of the original and currant Marc studies-results and the pedigrees of the majority of performance cattle in the US and some other countries-Enticer is by far the most influential-far reaching Shorthorn bull in the US history of the breed-Wish I had a picture of Goldwalk at a more mature age-he was as stout as alot of the Canadian bulls listed today. As far as being in the background Millbrooke Marc IV, and a couple others deserve a showing too- BUT YEATHUR-Enticer WAS THE HEAD MAN O0

He looks like a giant Wagyu. He must have put the grow in them. With those legs I’d wager there was some Chi lurking in the woodpile.
 

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Galloway bulls typically have good heads.
 

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Medium Rare said:
.... but is the swirl in the right spot?

Nice deep bull. Whatcha got there? The swirl is tremendous.

He's a Bonanza son. Now a year older than the pic with his first daughters calving soon. Threw a couple 1/2 sib to 1/2 sib matings in his daughters first calf crop to get the party started as quickly as possible so, we'll see how it shakes out.
 
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