Recently, I found three books that are a wealth of information: Animal Breeding, by Thomas Shaw, written in 1903, American Cattle by Louis Allen, written in 1868, and Stock Breeding by Manly Miles, written in 1879. These authors of a bygone era have much to tell us about the current situation of the cattle industry if we observe closely. Certain information regarding the managing and breeding of heifers really got my attention. Little did I realize how a heifer’s first pregnancy could have a profound influence on all her succeeding pregnancies regardless of which sire she was bred to after that.
Telegony is the name given to the hypothesis that offspring can inherit characteristics from a previous mate of the mother.
n the 1960's, Rex Newnham, Ph.D., D.O., N.D, developed arthritis. At that time he was a soil and plant scientist in Perth, Western Australia. Conventional drugs did not help, so he looked for the cause into the chemistry of plants. He realized that plants in that area were rather mineral deficient. Knowing that boron aids calcium metabolism in plants he decided to try it. He started taking 30 mg of borax a day, and in three weeks all pain, swelling and stiffness had disappeared.;"
Over the past few years I put the following list of thirty-three things to look for in the selection process .
Things to look for when assessing cattle – Steve Campbell
(Everything else being equal…the following guides hold pretty true)
1. Straight line from the chest, through the belly and back to the hocks. (<i>Most cattle today have a rise in the chest behind the front legs</i>) More meat, very adaptable, better glandular function.
2. Hide should be very loose when shaken at the 13 rib. (<i>Lots of neck folds extending back into the rib cage area is the visual of this.) Tend beef and high butterfat!
3. Small in diameter, short in length cannon bones. (With a very slow taper out to just the width of the ankle. ) This signifies tender meat.
I was doing a bit or reading on Diatomaceous Earth this morning and ran into some interesting information.
I have used it for years to control flies in summer and lice in winter on my animals. In the human section it says you can Lower your Cholesterol by 50-75 points simply by
Consuming 1 tablespoon per day mixed into your water or juice!
Diatomaceous Earth’s Many Uses
