TH and PHA eye test

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Take a guess on the carrier status of these cows. Could be clean or carry TH or PHA or both.
 

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Sorry about the bad photos did not have much time.
 

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Photos to me are deceptive in themselves. I think real life would work better. In the book"Battle of the bull runts" they tried tests with a audience trying to id dwarfism carriers. In all these eyeball tests no one could do it back in the 50's or whenever. I think th and pha might be different. At least th.
 

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If you dont want to play, dont play. There is no prize for getting it right or even close. There is also no consequences for getting it wrong. Just something to do this weekend.
 

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Ruby TH

Tango TH

WHT Ruby Clean

Hallie Clean

Mirah TH & PHA

Squirt Clean


you can pm me on how close or far off I am
 

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Ruby Ariel TH

Tango clean

Ruby two clean

MO Hallie Pha

Mirah both

Squirt TH
 

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Ruby Ariel - THC
Tango - clean for both
Ruby Two-  THC
Hallie - PHAC
Mirah - THC and PHAC
Squirt - THF and PHAC

Strictly guesses as I don't believe that you can tell by appearance for both defects.... in all cases.
 

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Okay for those of you that played.
Ruby Ariel  TH Free  PHA Carrier
She is a Double Vision.
Tango        TH Carrier PHA Carrier
Also a Double Vision.
Ruby Two  TH Carrier PHA Free
ET sister to Ariel.
MO Hallie  TH Free    PHA Carrier
MO is a Mossy Oak.
Mirah        TH Free  PHA Free
No carrier blood in her pedigree.
Squirt        TH Carrier PHA Carrier
She is a Okie Dokie out of a Double Vision cow, we did not raise her, but glad we own her.
 

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Man I totally missed them.
In Red is my guess in Blue is what they really are.


Ruby TH / PHAC

Tango TH / THC PHAC

WHT Ruby Clean / THC

Hallie Clean / PHA

Mirah TH & PHA / Clean

Squirt Clean / THC PHAC
 

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I know what you are getting at Zach but unfortunately these cows will not be close to a chute for a few more months. When I do get them home and have a chance to do something close to it I may try.
Funny how everyone thought that Ruby Ariel was a TH. I treated her that way for breeding before the test as she is a poster child for the "type or look" that people say TH carriers exhibit.
Also Tango should have been clean for both to what they think the carriers look like.
Ruby two is tough as she has had a hard start, she calved by herself at the other farm and never came home to be with the first calvers and had to hold her own with the older cows and never really caught up, weight wise from raising a calf that is in the replacement pen. She may have looked different with a little TLC. She breed back first time AI though.
 

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