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I Really don't think anyone could convince me that it doesn't work because I have seen hoof trimming completely transform heifers. Yes it is definitely better to select cattle that don't have this traits. It's not just me that believes and knows it works. I had a friend purchase a heifer from...

We and many others have corrected it with hoof trimming. You just have to find a hoof trimmed that knows how to do it. Your correct that it won't correct it completely but it sure does help especially if you have a good heifer Or steer. Yes you can try to show it out of them but you can only do...

I don't plan on doing that because there are 5 Or 6 different breeders throughout il that use him on heifers just fine with no problems. I just don't understand why you have to be so condescending. Just because I have a different opinion and have backed it up with not only word of mouth but pure...

Because it hasn't been a disaster and before this I haven't heard of anyone having problems with him. When I talk about "my area" I'm not talking about a 10 mile area. No need to be condescending. I'm talking about a much larger 2 Or 3 state region including wi il and ia. It works for people I...

It seems to me from my experience at uw-madison that you are using simple mendelian genetics, the simple of all genetic forms. Many publications on th and pha that are presented to many producers and cattlemen. Mendelian genetics is almost like an over simplification of genetics and there are...

It is working for more than just me. Multiple breeders in my area are having small calves out of first calf heifers and those calves go on to be very productive cows often having nice small calves themselves and often produce some of my high selling calves. In the last 7 years we have only had...

Absolutely don't tie him to a tractor. That often makes things worse with cattle like that. Start over with him. Tie him and lead him to water and feed. Try the pressure and release system with him. Is he in a small pen all day Or does he go out on pasture at night Or a big enough lot for...

Very true about what works for one doesn't always work for another. That's why I tried to provide additional Or other options :)

She will probably grow out of it. It may take a little while though and it may never b completely ok. But just give her some time. If it hasn't improved at all in a week Or if its Really hindering her mobility you may want to contact your vet and at least talk it over with them.

That's fine. We are just going to keep using him on heifers because we haven't had a problem. I'm not arguing that he's right for calving ease in everyone's herd but he's been working right for a long time in our herd and a few other herds around us and a plus side is that's its not a wasted...

Our a.I. guy charges 8/head whether we have 1 Or 30 to do that morning Or night. He is a cattle visions dealer and doesn't live that close to us either. I'm sure glad we have him! Even better we have a 87% conception rate this last year!

Find a Really good hoof trimmer that won't get him up on his toes too far. If its just a small problem it will only take one Or two trims, but if its bad it will take many more times. It will probably never be completely corrected with hoof.trimming, but it.can usually be corrected enough to be...

It's not just creative its smart. Especially our version of putting them in the chute. Yes, if your super worried about it Or have had problems in the past go ahead and by all means use a rachet strap. The original post said though that even with a rachet strap it still tipped Or flopped over...

Also as an update- none of our cows/heifers are bred for calving ease. They are mostly from a club calf operation that bred for big and thick and big boned etc. And we haven't had any problems.

I was just giving our farms experience with it. We have used him on all our heifers and have never once had a problem. No assistance ever needed. We have a neighbor that also uses him and they first year calving after breeding to him they had a lot of calving problems. After visiting them we...

This is most definitely possibility. With some college experience at uw-madison in cattle reproduction. What happens is 2 eggs are released from the ovary and during estrus both bulls mounted the cow and deposited semen each fertilizing an egg. Both eggs implanted and were carried to term. These...

You should really try using Sin City. He is an all white purebreed shorthorn bull and is double clean for PHA and TH. We use him on all our heifers and have never had a calf bigger than 75 lbs. They grow and gain like crazy and as soon as they hit the ground they are up sucking. With Sin City...

Most TH carriers are big boned and hairy. Some even have a very pointed front on their forehead. Some believe that there are varities of "strength" of the TH gene though. You can't always tell which is a carrier. We have had a few that we thought were for sure carriers and they were double clean...

I agree. There are definitely deals you can find at Sullivan's and other big breeders. Look for real young calves or calves that are very green (especially if you have some time before that first show) just make sure they are still put together right. Those younger calves are often the ones that...

If you are having a feed mill mix your feed and they have a nutritionist that helped you with your ration, it should have all the mineral in it that you need (but check the ration reciept that they give you). If your feed mill doesn't have a nutritionist on hand, go to a feed company that does...