Polled Hereford bull calves

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amcosgra

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I'd like to know what the fine people here at steerplanet thought of these bull calves and steer calves.  Let me know what you like and what you don't.  Thanks. 

1.  MCF Rising Sun (May 29th bull calf out of RWD Horizon 54N)
2.  MCF Moonshine 824 (March 3rd bull calf out of RWD Horizon 54N)
3.  MCF 829 steer calf
4.  MCF 831 steer calf
5.  Same 831 steer
 

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i think you need to look at this thread.

http://cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36508&highlight=hereford+eye+pigment.

 

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We have been breeding polled herefords for over 50 years and in that time we have had one case of cancer eye and on average maybe 2 cases of pink eye per year.  We run 65 head of registered polled herefords and many of the cows that we run are pigmented around the eyes and have adequate deep eye sets.  Did you see something that alerted you in these calves? 
 

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Here is a bull we just purchased this past weekend at Able Acres annual sale in Wingate, IN. He is a Feb bull calf out of Remitall Online 122L. This picture was taken awhile ago from them. When you get behind him is where you truly appreciate this calf. He is thick butted, wide topped, freaky fronted, with massive bone. I'll try and get some pics of him when we bring him home.
 

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What's on the bottom side of the calves?  Especially your new bull.  Pics are a little hard to tell what the front ends look like on the two bulls but I can appreciate their muscle pattern.  I would sure like to get behind the calves and see them, and they look like they could be little cleaner fronted, but should make bulls for somebody.  Everybody still thinks that Herefords are completely afflicted with Cancer eye, and really, it's been a problem in the past but the breeders have worked hard to eliminate it and it's rare now.  They also think that Herefords get more pinkeye than the blacks and that's absolutely not true as I just left a ranch where I managed 1,000 hd of Angus commercial cows.  Pinkeye was a big problem we faced.  However I had a Hereford cow that was bug-eyed and she did have problems with pinkeye as did her calves, so I shipped her and her brood.  JMO
 

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amcosgra said:
We have been breeding polled herefords for over 50 years and in that time we have had one case of cancer eye and on average maybe 2 cases of pink eye per year.  We run 65 head of registered polled herefords and many of the cows that we run are pigmented around the eyes and have adequate deep eye sets.  Did you see something that alerted you in these calves? 

i thought at least from what's visible in the pics, that the 831 steer had the best eye set. the others seemed a little more exposed.  they all appear pigmented, which i'm sure you're aware is not a cure all.  that link i posted is one of the most informative posts i've ever seen as far as nitpicking a trait that is usually overlooked.

haven't seen too much on pigmented teats on bulls and what they throw like on cows.
 

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I do like pigment and deep eye set and would like all my animals to have it but ultimately when I sit down and look through my new calves, if I have a calf that I absolutely love then I am not going to cull that animal just because they don't have desirable eyes.  That was a very informative thread however and I wonder if he was having a problem with the cancer eye and pinkeye there in South Africa.
 

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March 3rd bull-http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=232B21&2=232F50&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5A5D5C275821252021&9=5C5B5F
May 29th bull-http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=232B21&2=2420&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5A5D5C5A592324202D&9=5C5B5D
829 steer-http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=232B21&2=2420&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5A5D5C275821252F26&9=5C5B5B
831 steer-http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=232B21&2=2420&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5A5D5C252722242622&9=5C5B59
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I have been surprised with all three bulls.  They all three possess thick butts, level tops, wide from the shoulders to the pins, and all display good bone.  The Able Acres bull is the frontrunner so far for most impressive.  However I think the March bull who is a month younger and only 110 lbs. lighter will eventually surpass him, and the May bull will give them both a run for the money.
 

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There's some old foundation blood in those cows.  Stuff I haven't seen in a while!!  We had a son of Bond 75A that was a good looking dude but his EPD's weren't very good.  He was heifer safe, but as an outsider looking at his pedigree, no way!  He also produced beautiful females.  Do you have any pictures of the Isiah bull?  I really like the 19D's and then throw the FCF Magic in, I'm just curious as to what he looks like.  I like the pedigree of your new bull other than the Fed Ex in him.  Good thing it's a ways back!  Good luck with them, keep us posted.  I'll post a picture of a  granddaughter of Magic. 
 

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amcosgra said:
I wonder if he was having a problem with the cancer eye and pinkeye there in South Africa.

Keep in mind knersie has a very extreme climate. Not only do his customers like to buy pigmented bulls, but he's also stated that sometimes his cattle are ran through thick brush and bugged eyed cattle can get objects in their eyes while grazing. Also cattle that have their eyes set deeper in their sockets are less likely to keep dust and seeds, etc. in their eyes, which helps keep eyes from watering and on and on. Eye set and pigment is something to take a close look at, but the quality still has to be there past the face. JMO
 

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You have a nice set of all around calves they should all work out real nice.
That bull that you just bought is real nice I think that you will be real happy with him.
 

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So after reading that article Iam confused do you want pigement around the eyes or not?
Brittney
 

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txshowlamb said:
So after reading that article Iam confused do you want pigement around the eyes or not?
Brittney

As a hereford breeder I'd prefer some pigment on eyes and udders/scrotum. It helps absorb the UV rays from the sun, similar to the idea of a football player using thick black lines under his eyes. Now how much pigment is needed is still up for debate.
 

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it's nice to have pigment on a scrotum.

i once saw a very nice bull named high point (fullblood friesian) have fly bites on his tail, went to a pond to relieve the flies, and lo and behold, his testicles became sunburnt so bad he walked bow legged cause it hurt when his testicles hit his legs.  he was sterile for a while.  don't know if pigment would have helped, but he had a white scrotum.

a breeder i purchased semen from liked to save cows with pigment on their teats and bags to ward off sunburn from the snow.
 

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CPL said:
txshowlamb said:
So after reading that article Iam confused do you want pigement around the eyes or not?
Brittney

As a hereford breeder I'd prefer some pigment on eyes and udders/scrotum. It helps absorb the UV rays from the sun, similar to the idea of a football player using thick black lines under his eyes. Now how much pigment is needed is still up for debate.

I thought they either have pigment or they don't, I don't think how much matters?
 

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Went out to feed the calves and decided to bring the camera with me and update everyone on how the bulls have progeresses since the last posts.
The first picture is of our Gerber Lombardi son and he is a March calf.
The second and third pictures is of a bull we bought from Able Acres out of Remitall Online 122L
The final pictures are out of our same Lombardi son and he is a late May calf.
 

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I would like to know how everyone feels they have grown and which ones they like best. We have turned the online bull in with the heifers but haven't put the other two bulls in with the cows yet.  Can't decide which ones to put them with.
 
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