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The Th defect in Galloway and the one in Shorthorn are different - so the Clipper King theory is wrong. There have been other defects found in heritage Shorthorns. That doesn’t mean they aren’t heritage. The origin of most defects pre date the herd books of the breeds that contain them, so...

There’s definitely research demonstrating a positive effect on tenderness in Piedmontese heterozygotes. There’s positive tenderness data on the F94L mutation as well. I’m fairly certain I’ve previously seen data on other mutations, too. That said, there’s a demonstrably negative effect on...

Louada must have had good Galloway cattle as they made their way through some pretty notable herds. Merry Christmas to you as well

No problem. Yep - he’s a son of YY Geordie: YY emperor 778e. I’m using him on some brass ring females, as well as some half sib Geordie daughters. They’re certainly easy doing - could do with some more growth though. I’m aiming to linebreed Geordie, Brass Ring York and a big deal cow I have -...

This is from Russel Horvey of Big Deal Galloways in Alberta: Tyler I just looked in my Galloway herd books.  In the second herd book of the Canadian Galloway Association I found Galloways registered to Louada Manor Farms Ltd. of Peterborough, Ontario.  20  Galloways imported between June 1957...

I had a browse through your catalog the other day. Nice, functional cattle you’ve got there. Good luck with the sale.

Gotta love the witch hunts that go on here whose premise is often in stark contrast to what we know about genetics: E226X didn’t have to come from Maines. Close bred herds are more likely to give arise to mutations - hence, more purebred animals are more likely to develop them. Could it have...

I’ll hopefully know more in a few years. Doing a bit of experimenting: Running 4 bulls on 120 Shorthorn, Galloway and commercial cows. One Shorthorn  bull is an E226X carrier and one is clean. One Galloway bull is an nt821 carrier and one is clean. There are likely carriers of both E226X and...

Makes sense. Environment is substantially more important.

Do you find there’s any significant relationship between actual tenderness and the Igenity testing? Has there been any research on this?

The question of how much worry to attach to it is a good one. Because most people I sell bulls to run an angus based herd, and an nt821/E226X compound heterozygote has known phenotypic differences from wild type animals, I feel obligated to test and explain. One commercial breeder around here...

What makes you think natives will be clean? E226X arose 150 years ago - could have been a Native that it originated in. A Native bull tested positive for Th. Genetic mutations can occur randomly in any breed at any time. Genetic mutations, or there absence, do not determine purity.

It’s certainly an interesting exercise, and would perhaps be useful to know which animals exhibit a greater degree of tenderness - as it is obviously strongly linked to profitability of slaughtered cattle. Again though, most ranchers profit from live cattle and tenderness appears (with the...

If you have electricity nearby I’ve been using ufa livestock waterers for years now. We put heat tape on the line down to 8 feet below ground. There’s an element on the pan. I’d like to find one without electricity that doesn’t freeze but this is the only one I know of that won’t freeze off in...

Angus does. Galloway as well. It seems most breeds have a myostatin defect of some variety. They’re relatively recent mutations (150-300 years) that have inadvertently been selected for by breeders (probably for increased muscling).

It’s commonly talked about and tested for in the Western Cananadian Shorthorn world. Other breeds don’t seem as keen on bringing it up. I think the jury is still out on the significance of it - as different mutations have broadly different effects. More research would certainly help. In the...

Galloway bulls typically have good heads.

Agreed. I think this fella’s got the right kind of thickness to accompany his maternally backed pedigree