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This was the only one in the pen of this phenotype. He is to be used on Galloway cows to breed Blue Greys. The theory being that mating different phenotypes produces more heterosis.

Got some pictures today of my Heritage Shorthorn acquisitions.

I did not know this. It's very interesting. My total agreement was that there was a Galloway infusion in Clipper King of Bapton.

The Conan Hypotesis actually seems to have some merit. "In conclusion, our results suggest that myostatin endows skeletal muscle with high oxidative capacity and low fatigability, thus reg-ulating the delicate balance between muscle mass, muscle force, energy metabolism and endurance capacity."...

And back to Heritage genetics regarding the phenotype remarks in the Denver bull thread. One cross of Haumont goes a lonnnng way.

Of course I agree whole heartedly with this. However, I still maintain that mutations are balancing responses to physical and environmental stress. Myostatin mutations rebalance the signaling pathways for regulating differentiation of muscle cells, fat cells and bone cells. There is a lot of...

Here is a very good summary of Myostatin considerations from the Beef Shorthorn Society in the U.K. https://www.beefshorthorn.org/beef-shorthorn-news/2001/myostatin-and-its-use-in-beef-shorthorn-breeding It is a follow up on this article...

This is pretty interesting about breed differences in Brown Adipose Tissue in newborn calves and cold tolerance. Protein intake and cold exposure of the dam influences this. The brown fat produces non-shivering heat. “We know calves born to cows that have gone through cold stress are usually a...

Brown fat is pretty confusing. It seems different from intramuscular fat. Myostatin is also involved in insulin sensitivity. http://www.oncotarget.com/index.php?journal=oncotarget&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=16822&path%5B%5D=53810

Well, not surprisingly, my way of thinking turns out to be controversial. https://www.science-frontiers.com/sf064/sf064b07.htm The controversy concerns directed mutation, also called adaptive mutation. But, at least others have come to similar conclusions. Keeping in mind that I am not an...

maine's have at least two variants. since maine's are 70% shorthorn by (declaration only) and 30% mancelle, who really knows where the variant came from. I think we should take a more holistic view of mutation and try to understand the conditions that influence mutations, duplications...

regarding DMH Snowball....I reviewed an old post by r.n.reed that referred to the Magic Sultan Marshall cross. Maybe I am not so crazy to have a knee jerk impression of Whitehall Sultan when I look at this calf. I will get a picture of the Leader 6th grandson and the Cat 20 grandson when I'm out...

I also came home with a white Leader 6th grandson. This animal was longer bodied than anything else in the pen and lighter boned. None of the other L6th grandsons were built this way.  I have to admit their is something in him that makes me think of Whitehall Sultan, and my hope is that he will...

For those interested in using Heritage Shorthorn to add rib and reduce height in your existing herd ( of any breed, but in particular "mainstream" Shorthorn). I have just been up to DMH cattle to look at the 2019 bull calves. Ordinarily many of these calves would have gone to be developed for...

Boreal, I studied CLRC to see who owned the progeny of the Louada Galloways. Looks like, when Louada got out of Galloways, some of them went to the Rothney herd and others went to Netherbank. Netherbank was Ballyntine and that herd flowed into Decebe, which flowed into Diamond B. Its always...

Than You Boreal, that was great information. Just a few moments ago I was looking at Galloway pedigrees and saw that exact Gilchristland Geordie 2nd. In this instance he was the sire of a Rothney cow that was bred to a white Galloway bull, HK Iceberg. HK Iceberg was the sire of the Anchor cows...

Hi guys, JIT or others, do you recall Galloways at Louada Farms back in the 1960's? I am researching the old pedigrees of the Anchor Galloway herd. This Montana herd, owned by the Gibson's ,was the source of the first White Galloways registered in the USA. I saw the Louada name in this pedigree...

....remember when I tried to get you guys to try the red Galloway bull I had? He was a good one.

I'm curious about this also