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- Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53058
I agree Margaret, on both counts. As far as wholesale testing in large herds in Canada, the same concern as yours, Clive, was raised over here. But testing doesn't necessarily mean the entire herd needs to be done but rather establishing the status of the bull used and then looking at family lines ...
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53058
OH boy, I have no idea Clive. Here is the link to the ADCA PHA fact sheet http://www.dextercattle.org/genPHA.htm Maybe someone there would be more qualified to answer that but I think we only hear about the full term ones. I mean when you think about it the gene was only identified in December '08 ...
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53058
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53058
Well I guess the answer to that Clive is that we didn't notice either, perhaps because, as I said, first trimester abortions of pha afflicted fetuses are more the norm than full term pregnancies. This is probably fortunate for the cow since full term PHA calves often mean her death. We aren't testi...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53058
PHA does occur in other breeds, Marie-Anjou and Shorthorn for instance but the Dexter mutation is unique to Dexters. So far the 'first' proven source was Aldebaron Priapus, a a widely used Canadian AI bull, from Trillium Cluny, another AI bull and Woodmagic Wheatear. Cluny tested negative for the m...
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: be A2 milk
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17725
- Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: When is a Dexter not a Dexter? - That is the question...
- Replies: 68
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- Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: When is a Dexter not a Dexter? - That is the question...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 100374
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: When is a Dexter not a Dexter? - That is the question...
- Replies: 68
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- Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: When is a Dexter not a Dexter? - That is the question...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 100374
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Steer Weights
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23162
No and on our veal calves there is a larger percentage loss, 50 -55%. We have only sent one steer at twelve monts but I think that it was closer to 50% loss from live to 'dressed' weight or carcass hanging weight; sorry Canadian term. Which would support the 'growing frame not meat' theory to me :)...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Steer Weights
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23162
- Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: veal
- Replies: 45
- Views: 33501
Well this is probably a little off topic but we have 'vealed' one dexter, usually we do dairy bull calves, and I was really impressed by the percentage weight gain of the Dexter to the black and white. The dexter was born about the third of the weight of most of the dairy calves we get, off dam and...
- Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: veal
- Replies: 45
- Views: 33501
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: milk from our own cows
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7586
While we don't have the TB problem in Canada, (knock on wood!), the same thing that makes milk a perfect growing medium for good bacteria (lactic) also makes it a perfect medium for bad bacteria. If you know that your cow and her udder are healthy and you are careful about cleanliness with your mil...