Recent content by cattle_gal

Why yes, I do look at codes and formulas. In order for me to make a program I have to know how to put formulas and equations together to correlate. And one has to know what is where if things are questionable Simply asking a question on the accuracy weight and EPD’s, which you saying can’t go...

Oh that’s rich. That programed into peoples head what to tell others who want to dig deep rather than except what they have been given? Is this kind of like Dumbing of America? I got the same response from the AAA. Computer didn’t just get this equation from the hard drive by itself, humans...

Yikes cycle twice in one month :shock: . Keep the bull in 45 days at least. You also could plan to synchronize the hfrs if you want them really close. Hfrs should breed up good in that time period when they are healthy and upper middle fleshed and of breeding age. If they don’t breed up they...

Yeah I would have no trouble reporting or opening up the gate letting them go to a pasture anywhere. However depending on states can and will they do anything.

Nein. Obwohl meine Großmutter beinahe französisch ist.

Lets see there's the 40 year old baling wire and the poly twine mostly now in lovely orange on some gates. Lots and lots of wire gates. Interesting on the name of the wire gate down there- gap. Panel gates aren't worth anything in snow so they are left for the corals/working areas and areas...

Thank God ;-) Much agree. I've seen the worst calves out of the "best" bulls. Someone sure had enough cattle bred to that bull to off set the data from the rest of the other herds who had calves out of him. the younger they are the higher there numbers will be for the weight and...

Correct EPD’s are far from exact. They are a theory. With Angus In ‘77 they probably were 0, I think now they are 70-77 points/lbs up. Like I said before I’ve seen lower EPD cattle do better than higher EPD cattle. The theory failed. But by god a producer can say they’ve got a high WW EPD...

Typically no they don't do well. However I managed 25 pairs one summer that some originated from Canada. They eat plants that regular beef cattle won't eat. As far as wintering Corri's with beef cattle the horns play a major advantage to the Corri's. Feeding together can be a pain. the...

Well up here in God's Country, where I'm closest to the skies of heaven from you all ;-) , we had minus 7 this morning and snow for the past couple of days. Don't know how much, the wind is doing a good job of making me guess.

Many associations have asked the BIF to make an across breeds formula. For years. This gets talked about at breed association meetings. I've also asked the BIF why and why not. But the AAA is the one not wanting to do so. I've even asked the AAA how they come up with the formulation. They...

For me it's knife cut at 2-3 months of age at branding versus banding at 5-6 months of age 1 1/2 months before shipping to feedlot. Banding there's greater weight and no lose of gain because of pain from cutting. And no bleeding and death loss as could occur with knife cutting. More...

Yes and Yes. Alot of breeds want to have the EPD number mean the same across the board for no matter what breed. If we take a Angus bull that is say 80 YW and we take another breed that is a 70 YW. Breeders want to know how to correlate who is better. But if other breeds don't know what the...

This is the one that I think of often. "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." Gen George Patton

We do too on most of it :)