Good ole clubby genetics...what a train wreck

[kanshow]

We had a calf born without an anus this year.

you had the perfect pet, one that doesn't S#$@!

No $h!t  ..  LOL!!

 

[justme]

Kansashow...that calf now has a design butthole!  But Still think you should have named her Bumhole!

We had a perfectly normal calf born with just  a tiny stump of a tail.  We named him Stubby.  It was a shame too becasue he was the best steer we had that year.  All in all he tasted good though!

 

[Shady Lane]

I have seen a few calves born without tails myself.

One, had a small 3 or 4" nub that stuck straight up out of her tail head and never moved.

She was a bit of a cripple as well, super straight legged and her hocks snapped  a lot of times when she walked.

We raised her to weaning and shipped her.

I have no idea what causes it, I'd be really interest to find some research on this deffect.

 

[frostback]

I wonder if you could market him to the Dairy industry? If they figure out what causes it they would not have to worry about docking tails or shaving them.

 

[justintime]

Could this have happened if you didn't put the entire straw of semen into the cow when she was inseminated? The tail may have been left in the straw. Sorry I had to ask!  haha

(clapping)

I am guessing that this is why they always put a plug in one end of the semen straw, so that you don't make a mistake and inseminate the semen in backwards. Not only could this result in backwards calves, but you stand the risk of having a calf born with no head, if you don't empty the straw during insemination.

 

[Hilltop]

Could this have happened if you didn't put the entire straw of semen into the cow when she was inseminated? The tail may have been left in the straw. Sorry I had to ask!  haha

I laughed so much I almost......... well you know!!  I still can't believe he actually asked what he did............... Well maybe I can. I think of this story every time we AI a cow!!!!

 

[dori36]

maybe you could show him as a market lamb, already docked and good market weight. The question is if he will brace

(lol) (lol)

 

[justme]

Our vet said the ambilical cord probably was wrapped around ours and cut off the blood supply thus it came off.  Made sense to me (thumbsup)

 

[kanshow]

Yes our heifer has a custom made bumhole!    She's so proud of it, she uses it everyday! 

 

[cdncowboy]

Neighbors had a heifer with no tail, she lived the summer in our pasture.  Definitely surprising to see a Char. heifer in with a bunch of blacks then low and behold she was missing parts.  I'm told she still tasted just fine.