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    second calf

    Yes of course she was in labor. She was trying hard. The vet checked her the day before. Broke bag at 7. Called vet after 3 hours and she said to pull it. I waited...Pulled it around 11.
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    Some thoughts and questions about beef

    The article I posted explains that the Japanese do not concentrate on the meat being their main dish at dinner, their main dish is rice and the beef is a side dish. Unlike Americans which meat is the main focus. They're also three types of Wagyu fat and all fat does not taste the same. Wagyu...
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    Some thoughts and questions about beef

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5243954/
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    Wagyu X Calves

    Thank you !
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    Yep

    #14 will make you grow broke quicker than any of the 16.
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    Wagyu X Calves

    Yes you are correct it's a specialty market. However I have sold a bull to a terminal operation in Texas that grows them out for JBS. So they are used outside of a specialty market.
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    2023's Animal versus Feed Breakdown, How am I doing? Suggestions

    We have just over $2 a head per day. That includes feed, hay, protein tub, minerals. Does not include any medications.
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    second calf

    I was just telling my ranch hand (wife) that sometimes I think it might be best to not know exactly when they're due. This week we had what we thought was a really nice calf in a cow that was 8 1/2 days overdue. I couldn't wait any longer and we ended up pulling it and it was fine. But I get a...
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    Daily Chuckle

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    Daily Chuckle

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    Daily Chuckle

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    What Age Do You Take Steer to Butcher?

    Yes it was Jap Blk.
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    Wagyu X Calves

    With Wagyu cattle it depends upon which breed ( there are two breeds in the United States ) you're getting and also which prefecture (area) the breed came from. There is also a difference in taste depending upon where the breed originated from. For example if they have a lot of Tajima blood and...
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