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shorthornmn, Outkast doesn't really support the hotness theory.  You are right though, the "Outkast" mutation allele is a different mutation than the "Improver" allele.  The way that genetic testing works is you have to know what you are looking for.  Therefore, when Dr. Beever and BR didn't at...

There is no such thing as a "hotter" carrier.  It's all based on probabilities.  Each calf out of a THC x THF mating has a 50% chance of being THC and a 50% chance of being THF.  Overall, this means that 50% of the calves will be THC and 50% will be THF BUT you have to have a large enough sample...

What do you mean by Theoretically?

Maybe I live under a rock... Is TH becoming an issue in herfs?

The SNP chips being able to pick up certain defects  is dependent on the type of mutation.  A single nucleotide change can be seen because that is the nature of the chips, however other types of mutations like insertions and deletions would require far more work than its probably worth. ...

Obviously I'm going to tell you K-State is the best.  ;) In all seriousness though, I went to K-State because it felt right.  I walked on to campus, met with a few of the Animal Science professors, got a tour of campus, drove around town and it just felt right.  If you find a place where you...

Thanks for sharing with us!  I put it on my Twitter and my Facebook.  I hope my non-ag friends read it.

I have kept them alive long enough to ship.  I don't think the two defects are related-- i just used that as an example for something on the outside to be wrong-- when the real problem occurs on the inside health wise.  Even though- the research proves they found this gene at the location of...

After asking some questions to the people who mentioned rat tail herfs, they weren't 100% positive that they were considered rat-tails.  However, I did find this and I think you guys are on to something on the black thing.  They did say that the calves did not gain as well in winter months but...

Decatur-Macon County Fair is June 10 Sangamon County Fair is June 17, that would be close to 2 hours away. DeWitt is usually mid July, but not sure on the exact dates Piatt is a junior show, used to be last weekend in June, not sure if that holds true anymore Vermillion is last week of June-ish

I've heard of rat tail herfs.. Anyone else? Not sure on the Gelbvieh and Simmi dilutions being the same allele...

Be careful with the moisturizer you use.  Anything that is really oily can trap heat in and does more harm than good.  Your best bet is to use some kind of show sheen after you rinse him and when you work his hair.  I'm partial to Kleen Sheen from Sullivan Supply, but there are plenty of good...

I really like Fasttrack too!

Agreed on what wonderchic says on both.  You might try a hand full of beet pulp barely wet (wet enough that the powder will stick) and mix the NS into it.  Then blend that mix into the feed.  That was the best trick we found for our picky eaters too.  If anyone else has tips on that, I'd love to...

Cattle in and rinsing by 5:30 or 6 Blow, brush, brush, brush till about 7:30 Feed and hit the shower, be out the door by 8 Work 9-4, (had about a 50 minute drive) Home by 5, eat dinner, in the barn by 6 Rinse, brush, etc till about 8:30 Turn out at about 9 or so.. Whenever it got dark This was...

Photoshop is the only thing I've ever used and it's been good to me! The nice thing about it is there's a million and then some tutorials online and a lot of people use it so someone has probably had the question you have.  I haven't broken down and bought it for my Mac yet, but I've always...

I think most of you are getting to the same point I make.  We live in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  Land of the free, home of the brave.  Or so that is how I was taught.  Since when did the American dream include the government tell me how to raise my kids??  (Granted, I don't have any yet, but...

So I must admit, I don't watch the news.  Not because I don't care, but the local news rarely has anything worthwhile, the major cable channels annoy me because on topics like such or BSE for example they are uniformed and I figure social media will tell me the important things.  Has there been...

Depends on what you are wanting to do it for.  Parental verification, talk to the breed association you will be registering with.  If it is for genetic defect testing, many places will test, but you will also want to check with your breed association for what labs they accept test results from. ...

The differences in clones and the animal they were cloned from are environmental.  Their DNA is identical. Interesting on the temperament part, hand't ever thought of that but can see how it's possible!