Recent content by idalee

How do these books differ from the American Shorthorn Herd Book?  I might be interested.

This must be the wrong registration number because 4191727 has Maine up close. 

Does anybody really know what the maternal side of his pedigree is?  His GG Grand-dam is HS Kendra Ann 209th and listed at 50% shorthorn and black with white marks.    So she could be some combination of Angus,  Black White Face,  or Holstein.  The fact that Rodeo Drive was reputed to sire...

Two possibilities come to mind.  One or more of the calves is sucking her.  Secondly,  heifers sometime develop a hormone secreting tumor of the ovary or  cystic ovaries.    A simple rectal exam of the ovaries is called for at this time. 

All caps is a great time saver!  Just move on to the next topic without the bother of reading.

There was a huge exodus from the breed in the 50's and 60's and most of those cattle were never heard from again.  This was because the breed couldn't or wouldn't change to meet the needs of the evolving beef and dairy industries.  However,  a second factor in the loss of those great early...

Well,  I'll try again to post the picture!

My parents used three Retnuh bulls in the late 50's and early 60's.  At the time,  they had good milk production and type.  The last bull was Retnuh National purchased at the Milking Shorthorn National Sale in 1960.    The attached picture is of his dam,  Retnuh Valeria 3rd and the bull calf. ...

To each,  his own!  It seems pointless to operate a registered cattle operation and continuously use average bulls.  Maybe my terminology is at fault,  but personally I wouldn't use a bull who was not better than what I already have. 

If you go to "Google Images" and type in mini herefords in the search box,  you will get lots of leads.

So,  according to the Canadian DigitalBeef data,  Robert has 56 calves with recorded birth weights at 88 pounds average,  40 calves with weaning weights at 559 pounds average and 27 calves with yearling weights at 864 pounds.  The bull himself weighted 85 pounds at birth,  weaned at 520 and had...

How big is Harvey Fulton in frame score and weight?

In early 1970,  the English Dairy Shorthorn initiated a breed improvement scheme to improve milk yields,  monitor growth rate and feed efficiency as well as carcass composition.  Their objective was to produce a red, red and white or roan hybrid based on the Dairy Shorthorn.  They introduced...

I really enjoy your periodic submissions about shorthorn history.  Thank you!  Merry Christmas

Somebody had a sale about two years ago with several Biss Element daughters pictured and with associated videos.  I can't remember who that was but this might provide a lead for  follow-up.