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  1. linnettejane

    Potential genetic defect in Shorthorn cattle

    well that heifer, that had the horns, out of the polled cow, scurred bull, they didnt pop out and start growing til she was about 9 months old, around the time i started feeding her the "good stuff", lol....wonder if there is any correlation there?  her sister  (same cow, but different bull...
  2. linnettejane

    Potential genetic defect in Shorthorn cattle

    a few years ago i had a smooth polled cow bred to a scurred bull that had a horned heifer calf...how does that happen?  and yes she was horned, a vet confirmed this when he removed them!
  3. linnettejane

    New Classified System

    well i cant see anything!  when i go to the link that is supposed to take me to the new classifieds, i get an error and a message that says i do not have permission to view this page...
  4. linnettejane

    Canada ends search for cattle in mad cow case

    maybe a spammer bumped it and their comment was removed a great opportunity to point out if you see a post that looks suspicious, please report it!  it sends an immediate email to a moderator, where it can be removed.  the help is greatly appreciated!
  5. linnettejane

    Potential genetic defect in Shorthorn cattle

    oh geesh sue...now you got me thinking more...you'd have to mail it overnight or priority mail, wouldnt ya?  i mean, if its frozen, you sure wouldnt want it thawed out by the time it got there!  :o  it wouldnt be any good anymore would it?  and that'd be a real waste of money!  ok, im...
  6. linnettejane

    Potential genetic defect in Shorthorn cattle

    that seems much more "cost friendly" to tack on a loss than what the association put out...last time i had xrays done, and actually of the back foot, but due to an injury, it cost me $300!  and the impression i got from reading the report was it was "necessary" to have xrays to fully document...
  7. linnettejane

    Potential genetic defect in Shorthorn cattle

    im not voicing an opinion either way, but was thinking.... so farmer/producer/cattleman has dead or defective calf...instant financial loss...and then should invest more money into a dead or defective calf by having a vet out to draw blood, take xrays, or ship parts or whole of calf...im...
  8. linnettejane

    Shorthorns?

    wouldnt know, since ive never owned one, but curious,  do the durham reds have their own special type of papers or do they just get shorty + papers (green)? technically speaking, they are shorty +'s.
  9. linnettejane

    spring vs fall calving season

    the hubs and i have been tossing around the idea of switching from spring calving to fall calving...aside from the occasional heifer we have calved in the fall, not much experience with fall calvers... looking for pro's and con's, things to expect calving in the fall, any differences between the...
  10. linnettejane

    BoviPreg for pregnancy detection?

    really wish there was an "ept" for cattle...99.9% accuracy @ that
  11. linnettejane

    ~~~Classified Success Stories - Post them here!~~~

    just picked up the other 4 heifers i spoke for back in oct., weaned, and ready to go!  hadnt seen them since then, boy had they grown!!! very pleased!  satisfied once again w/ cornell shorthorns, lafayette, indiana
  12. linnettejane

    ThC & milking ability

    sea, my experience (limited as it is) with dv in the females has been the opposite of hgc.  i have granddaughters and great granddaughters in my herd.  purebred shorty and 7/8 shorty plus.  all have been excellent milkers and very maternal.  no fertility problems.  in fact, i like them so much...
  13. linnettejane

    ThC & milking ability

    i have quite a few thc, all of mine are excellent milkers.  but they arent stacked clubby bred, stacked as in both sides, top and bottom.  3 of them go back to double vision on top side, 3 go back to outcast, top side.  for me, there is no correlation between th status and milking ability.  all...
  14. linnettejane

    What's your most exciting matings coming in 2012?

    my sam cow ( a gizmo x double vision) ai'd to wolf willow major leroy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  crazy huh!  ;)
  15. linnettejane

    Selling only one calf

    if you have connections and can get the calf in an online sale, great!  if not, steerplanet classifieds are so easy!  and free!  post lots of pictures, video's, and information (location, location, location!), and answer pm's in a timely manner. just ran across this new resource for marketing...
  16. linnettejane

    LIVESTOCK MAGAZINES

    its not just livestock magazines!  i got this awesome sale catalog from fashion bug in the mail yesterday, was sooooo excited!  40% of everything in the store, clearance included, on dec. 10th!!!!  really!  i was so mad!  in the fine print it said, postmaster please deliver between dec. 2nd and...
  17. linnettejane

    AIing with Sexed Heifer Semen

    used it in the past, worked fine, bought directly from owner of bull, 2 out of 3 stuck and were heifers, the third didnt stick
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