Opinion of steers
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RankeCattleCo
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That Shorthorn is an overall great calf, he's long bodied so he's gonna need to be heavy, but he should win some heavy classes down the road.
Cardinal_Crest_Shorthorns
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What is the pedigree of the shorthorn steer?
mark tenenbaum
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The Shorthorn is way good-Looks kinda like a Jazz in some respects but bigger and better fronted-little more extension O0
EB Shorthorns
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The Shorthorn is a cool dude. Very balance and heavy muscle which is very impressive for a purebred shorthorn. The baldy is big bone and looks very stout. Can't tell really on the picture but he looks like he is also pretty neat. They will be very successful.
mainecattlemother
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I will check on the full pedigree this evening but the sire is Starburst. We actually partnered with a neighbor boy who did not have a bull and had just a handful of cows. He was always in love with Shorthorns so he bought a couple registered Shorthorns. We asked the boy if we could use his cow to breed for a Shorthorn steer. It was a big gamble that I hope pays off. I believe if I am not mistaken there is some Vision in the Dams pedigree but after looking I will let you know more. I know it looks sad we were breeding strictly for a steer and do not know much about the breed.
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mainecattlemother said:
I really like the Shorthorn! I used to show shorthorn steers so I am partial to the breed. He is a REALLY awsome steer! You were lucky to produce such a nice one! Nice PB Shorthorn steers are hard to come by at least in my area, even from experienced Shorthorn breeders! He is long bodied and looks like he will turn out to be a very nice market steer. Good luck with him!
mainecattlemother
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Doc sun thanks for the comment. We know we need more volume (fat and gut). We have been feeding beet tailings for quite some time along with sileage and Purina Grand 4T Fyer ration. We have talked about adding some dry beet pulp as well. We use to always feed dry in the past but this year tailings became available for a lot less, but I don't think they work as well. We asked our nutritionist and he is not a big believer in stabilized rice bran as he had suggested it to a couple guys and they burned their calves out on it. I have thought about cooked corn though. Thanks again for info.
mainecattlemother
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We need some suggestions. The top steer in the post is a Shorthorn. He was pretty nice at that stage but has grown up. We showed him yesterday at a jackpot show. I believe he weighed something like 1320 but he would not eat a thing at the show so he looked very sunken in. He is quite tall which I know is common for PB Shorthorns. We actually beat a talller Shorthorn just a few weeks ago. He needs about 90 pounds on him in 30 days and I dont think we can do it. We are feeding Purina Grand 4T Fyer with a good amount of corn added to the ration. We also feed Depth Charge and Purina Power Fuel as well as beet pulp. He will eat from a trough at home with another steer and a heifer but at shows he will not eat a bite or drink any water. Do you have any other suggestions. We are thinking about locating a shorter trough about 3 feet which I know tarter sells and taking that to shows. Will feeding him just a hand full of feed with a touch of cinnamon and pepper in the feed help the morning we go to shows to make him drink more. We think he is a great Shorthorn steer if he fills out properly. Just for a note the other steer won his weight class and is coming along quite nicely. He weighed in at 1260 and we want him at 1310 for our state fair. I think we can make it but we will be showing as Maine as the sire is 75% Maine with a PB Simmental dam. He plays the part of the Maine (Mercedes Benz) and fits the Maine breed better than the Simmental.
Put feed pans in the bunk so he gets used to eating out of a pan.
Go to the show as early as possible. The longer you are there, the better he will eat. He will just plain get hungry. We used to check in as late as possible, but it doesn't work very well.
Go to the show as early as possible. The longer you are there, the better he will eat. He will just plain get hungry. We used to check in as late as possible, but it doesn't work very well.
Do whatever you want to do at the show at home first. Do not change what you feed at home to what you feed at the show unless its the last hope. Some steers will eat a new brand at the shows compared to at home but only use as a last resort. I agree with Tallcool1 in getting him used to the feed pan at home. Start with him eating out of the pan in the bunk, then in the pan out of the bunk, then being tied up and out of the pan. If hes not a great drinker at the show, might try adding some electrolytes to a bucket at home and get him used to the smell and bucket drinking at home also. May try I larger 40 or 70 gallon tub at home too and then take that to the show and walk him to water. Just see what works at home and get him used to a bunch so you can try more at shows.
mainecattlemother
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Thanks for the comments. I do agree but the only problem I have is that if they do not eat out of the feed pans at home they will not gain weight and they cannot afford to lose a day of gain even though we probably will not gain and maybe lose this week as today we had 95 degrees with a 101 heat index. Just happens to be county fair week also. Seems to always be a smoldering fair.
