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Just in my opinion, soyhulls seem to attract quite a few people because of their price. I believe, however, that consumption will be quite higher on them, and it will take many more pounds of them to put on a pound of gain than a standard creep pellet. Just my opinion, for what it is worth...

I see, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, but what I am saying is if they show that if cattle are homozygous for the three genes identified they are 2.2 lbs less on the shear force test that a group of cattle that have none of the genes, they have proven to me what I want them too...

Brandon, I don't believe either thing you stated is entirely correct. You are looking at it from top down, and the way it appears they are working it is from bottom up. Once they have isolated a gene they believe to be responsible for tenderness, all the need to do is compare a population of...

You are missing one thing on tenderness Brandon. It's not about a new fangled test. It's about what we are all about, producing consistent, high quality beef. I am sure there are other genes out there for tenderness. I am under the understanding Bovigen tests for different genes in...

Novatech, I think if you visited Summitcrest's website and downloaded their 2007 catalog for either ranch it would show they way they are presenting it. They show the star results and then the GPD for each trait. I assume as more genes are used, all they are going to show is the GPD. What is...

Jeane: Right you are about the test results. As they identify more and more genes this "star" deal is going to be impossible to follow. What Bovigen (and I think the rest) is doing is totaling the starts together and using what they call a GPD. (Genetic Progoney Diference, I think) It is...

Paul, I wish I had a better recollection of the presentation now. It wasn't presented as old news (wasn't sure if you thought it was or not), it was presented as where they are at currently and the change they saw ahead. I can't quote names because I can't remember them, but what Steven was...

If I had the pasture, I wouldn't mind doing it like our breeder does, at birth or right thereafter. We creep and keep our own replacements. While I am not overly concerned about it and we don't push them hard, it would still be nice to creep the steers and not the heifers.

Sorry for the length, but Summitcrest has had this at the back of their bull catalog for the last couple of years. I have always kind of liked it, and I thought I would put it out there for everyone to comment on. I sure don't mean it to be a sales pitch, but would like to here if there are...

The night before the Summitcrest Angus Bull Sale last week, they brought in a couple of speakers for the supper they have the night before. One of them was Steven Shackelford of the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. They have developed a camera that determines beef...

Yes, they would lessen. It has to do with time, but I think it also has to do with moisture. If its dry, I think the stalks last longer.

Here's our old stand by: An acre / cow / month. This year I read an article from an extension fellow who said when the corn quits going through them 5lbs of decent hay would provide them with enough protein. Lately, there seems to have been some talk of cows being able to do just as well with...

Lammie, here's what we figure in Iowa where we have a lot of corn stalks. We like to turn the cows out on them, and let the cows pick out what they want. On good standing stalks, we figure an acre, a cow, a month without supplementation. If it is getting pretty late, we adjust that down. If...

MoGal is right, at least where I am at. Our local clinic will culture some of the pinkeye they get. They then send it off to have a vaccine made. It is well worth what we spend on it. We have always been very fortunate with it. Much better than the generic pinkeye with the seven way. I...

This always comes up on this board and I always like to hear arguements pro and con. We creep feed, we don't have a shortage of grass (except it is getting very dry here currently), and have cows in good condition. Corn is cheap, prices are high, and we can add pounds, not just in the month...

3MR, it doesn't matter I guess, a bit off topic, but what I was saying was a 100 head herd would probably have 45-55 calves that were heifers. If we used the low range and rounded 45 down, they would have 2 replacements out of their heifers, if we used the high range, and rounded 55 up they...

I guess it would if they were using sexed semen and all 100 head were having heifer calves.

1-2 out of twenty would equate to 2-6 replacements for a 100 hd herd. This would not be sustainable. Beefy gave great advice. You should allow yourself a couple of "culls," if possible. Our first cull, deciding which ones will be kept, is on confirmation, the mother's udder, and disposition...

TSR: I don't post alot, but I am interested in this genetic testing for marbling and tenderness. They can, by using shear force measurements, detect the difference in tenderness between a 4 and 6 star animal, and should be able to detect the difference between 5 and 6 star animals. There are...

I agree with Mike. We usually try to get the creep feeder out in the middle of August. They really don't seem to find it until the first of September, and we will wean in the middle of October. We think it gives us a boost in weaning weights regardless of grass condition and think it pays...