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The chute side podcast talking about slick vs haired shows is definitely worth listening to.  They do a great job of covering both sides of the issue and actually present some data on who is winning.  It is on their April 14, 2020 podcast.

I believe he was a Full Flush son owned by Leroy Beitelspacher in the early 2000's

You definitely need to look at the foot and make sure nothing is in it.  If there isn't anything there, it sure sounds like spastic paresis. It can show up as young as 6 months old.  Swollen hocks, straight hind legs and swinging a leg are classic signs. There is no cure and they won't gain very...

Don just picked up some cows at our place Monday night and should be in Wyoming tonight.

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Your heifer would have been 70-90 days pregnant when she was palpated.  Unless your vet rarely palpates cows, I would trust them, thats not a hard pregnancy to find.  Its not that tough to lose a 30-60 day pregnancy.  We AI everything and blood test all our cows at 28-35 days and ultrasound them...

Where did you see him at?

What are you feeding this to?  You mentioned cows.  This would be a very expensive ration to feed a non show/sale animal. If you are feeding this to younger calves that aren't gaining enough (that are show or sale cattle), take the cottonseed hulls down to 100# and replace with oats.  Tell them...

I really like our EXAR Classen's. Silveira Style calves are nice, not as good as the Classens out of the same cow. I've always liked our Brilliance calves.

Hands down 8 foot aluminum.  Several years ago we decided to buy our first aluminum chute.  We were at a stock show U and my kids had the honor of working with Nick Reimann and Josh Elder and both of them said without a doubt the 8 footer.  If you are working on a big heifer or steer that back...

Are you using 2 or 5 million sexed semen in IVF? Have you used 2 million sexed semen in conventional flushing?  If so, how many units?

My first thought would be mycoplasma.  What is its temperature.  Typically Myco calves will run a really high temp by the time you notice them with droopy ears.  Myco calves will also stay on feed fairly well, so they are hard to pick up on quickly. Mycotil will do a good job of nocking it out...

When DS first started to be discussed we had a calf that I suspected was DS positive.  I sent pictures and blood samples of the calf and its dam to Dr. Beaver.  He confirmed that it was DS.  The mating was a PHA positive DS free cow to a PHA free DS untested bull (apparently positive).  Dr...

For 25-30 cows spend your money on headlocks.  You can buy 30 lock ups for around $2-2,500 and work cows way faster than a tub and alley.  You can do everything by yourself. I just pregnancy checked 28 cows in 40 minutes. We use ours to sort cows.  When bedding we lock the cows up, swing all...

If he is quite and she likes working with him he is the perfect first year project.  If she enjoys going down to the barn and catching him, brushing, scratching and loving on him, and starts to show a real interest in being involved in this industry you have accomplished your goals for a first...