I love it when someone shares their common sense.
take a look at this video for a simple home made version...
Will Winter and "The Art of Breeding Proper Cattle"
By Will Winter, DVM
The art of breeding proper livestock boils down to two major criteria: selecting the good ones and culling the bad ones. For me, culling is so painful that I’m terrible at doing it! I save the losers! I seem to be drawn to some of the wrong ones for all the wrong reasons, maybe because I feel sorry for them. That is why this article is not about me!
When I need to make herd-building decisions, like we all need to do, I am inclined to turn to the professionals.
No sharp corners on cows
Many years ago I heard someone say, "If you just eliminate everything white from your diet, you will get healthier." White flour, white rice, white sugar, milk products (but what if it was raw, A2, Grass-Finished, nutrient-rich, high butterfat...you get the idea. There are exceptions to every rule), etc. Is that the epitome of health? NO, but a good first step to turning the corner.
With that in mind, I was trying to come up with something similar for the phenotype for easy keeping cows. Any sharp "corners" on cows indicate a higher maintenance cow.
Dr. Christine Jones and the short shadow of livestock ... when done correctly.
A friend sent me an article Dr. Jones recently wrote. It was very timely because I have been thinking about the methane production of cows. Now why would I be thinking about that? Because SOMEONE said that grass finished beef produces more methane than grain finished beef.
Hmmmm. Really? What kind of animals, feed-stuffs and grazing practices did they use to come up with this AND who paid for the studies???