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Post by jamshundred on Dec 24, 2014 17:00:35 GMT
I was looking for a photo on my camera and found some pictures I took recently. In a phone call I asked the owner about the ears ( there were two calves with the "cropped-type " ears). This one looked to me as if it had been gnawed on a bit. . . or frozen/frost bitten. He told me, "no, it was born with them". If so, it is an example of cropped ears for those of you who had not seen them before. I have another photo of one born to a cow I owned that is somewhat similar but not so jagged. edit: I believe these ARE called notched ears by Dexter owners? I don't know if "cropped" is an accurate term? Judy  |
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Post by cascade on Dec 24, 2014 20:27:45 GMT
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Post by bruff64 on Dec 30, 2014 9:51:23 GMT
I had a calf born last January with ears exactly like that. Originally I thought the calf had gotten frost bitten. Upon further examination it was evident that it was genetic. The cow was culled this year for other reasons and the calf castrated for beef.
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Post by genebo on Dec 30, 2014 18:19:25 GMT
That is a painful and drastic action for a small herd owner to have to take. Only the most dedicated people who are interested in the future of the breed take this kind of action.
We, the rest of us who love our Dexter cattle, owe you a debt of gratitude.
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Post by jamshundred on Dec 30, 2014 22:49:58 GMT
Kirk,
Thanks for finding that article on the ears. Jeez, that is one long article. Who knew there was so much to know about ears with notches?
Gabriella Nanci has an article about the ears on her website. She believes that when the ears are as defined as those on the calf in the picture that the calf is homozagous and gets it from both parents.
Judy
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Post by Donlin Stud on Jan 9, 2015 2:35:33 GMT
While we would be disappointed to have a calf born with ‘notched’ ears – they do look cute with them! *slapping myself now for thinking this way*  |
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