[Jacob-list] De-horning and de-tails

[ARTHUR PARTRIDGE]

--Fred wrote:
>The breed characteristic of the form of the Jacob tail is medium to the
hock 
>(16 vertebrae), active and not wry. The function of the tail is to provide 
>balance (counter weight) and poop-hole wiper. De-tailing a Jacob removes
form 
>and function but does not, itself, make it a non-Jacob (genetically
speaking). 
>De-tails, de-tails.
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Also prevents rectal prolapses.  There is a correlation between the lack of
tails (short dock) and the incidence of rectal prolapse at the club shows
(4-H, FFA).
Cathy