[Jacob-list] Culling based on horn breakage

[Linda]

If there is a true horn core there and not a scur after the break, I 
never cull based on horn breakage. Getting a four horned ewe lamb 
through her first year without having her break a horn doesn't always 
happen. The horns grow back and you're liable to not any difference 
between the ones that broke horns and the ones that didn't when they are 
yearlings.

Linda

Leigh Nelson wrote:

> Hello all,

>

> It's that time of year again where I need to decide which lambs to 

> keep and which to cull.  I am having a tough time deciding if I should 

> keep a really nice looking ewe lamb with a broken horn.  Do other 

> breeders cull based on horn breakage?  Does it matter more if it's a 

> latteral horn vs a top horn?  I would love to get an opinion from the 

> group.

>

> Thanks,

> Leigh 

>

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