Roachbacked steers

[DejaVu]

Anybody ever have 'em? I've got two. One was 835lbs. He went to town last week with a group. He was cut out and sold as a single. Have another one that's probably 675lbs. Not homeraised cattle but I know the source. They have liquid protein, free choice salt along with their ration of chopped hay and distillers grain. I've had a roachbacked cow or two and thought it happened because they were a heavy milker. These steers aren't starting to shed like the others. They have a rough hair coat.

 

[Faster horses]

Anybody ever have 'em? I've got two. One was 835lbs. He went to town last week with a group. He was cut out and sold as a single. Have another one that's probably 675lbs. Not homeraised cattle but I know the source. They have liquid protein, free choice salt along with their ration of chopped hay and distillers grain. I've had a roachbacked cow or two and thought it happened because they were a heavy milker. These steers aren't starting to shed like the others. They have a rough hair coat.

By roachedbacked, do you mean a hump in their back?
If so, it can be caused by a calcium deficiency at a certain time in their life.
Same with cows. As soon as we got on a good mineral program, we never had another
cow like that. I think it can be in injury too, but the rough haircoat denotes a nutrition problem. IMHO.