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Thanks folks. I really appreciate everyone's reply; a lot of good input. Sounds like maybe I should just keep them busy here – which will not be difficult. One will be heading off to college this fall anyway. The primary reason for starting this post was their inquiry if I thought they could...

Background: Once a year we gather up the herd for annual vacs, de-worming and any other issue needing attention. We have leased pastures with facilities that are not suitable to work the cattle so we haul them to the homeplace to work; then return, or move to calving pastures, weaning pastures...

Thanks folks. Have a nice day!

Anyone know of a good place for leather repair east of Dallas? Son has an old pair of shotgun chaps he likes to wear when working the cattle - he does most of the vacs, etc. at the chute. Doesn't own a horse so these are used more for working - fairly well used. Some kid at his school borrowed...

For the OP ScottyB, If you have a real, confirmed coyote problem then there have been several suggestions on here that should help you with this situation. The purpose of my original post was to suggest you may have a separate issue – pay particular attention to TexasBred comment about dog...

Wisdom beyond my meager comprehension, but may explain the popularity of HSUS and PETA. Have a nice day!

I could imagine that would be pretty scary and a bit troublesome chasing coyotes away from calves in the middle of the night. I’d probably shoot them too if I had to deal with that. It would be really neat if you could get this on video or pictures. I am curious what are the cows doing while...

I am always fascinated with these coyote killing calves posts. Seems every year or so they come up. I live and raise cattle in East Texas and have been either directly involved or supporting a cattle operation for almost 50 years. Every evening I hear the coyotes light up yelping to each other...

Had to chase a few off new borns last month. They were pretty bold. Saw a scary thing this past week. I was walking my back fenceline just prior to daybreak and came across a flock of them at the edge of a hay pasture. They were not feeding, so assume they had roosted there. Some were on the...

Agree. I am asking for something beyond the EPD. The actual data must exist because it is the source data used to calculate the ratios and thus determine EPDs.

I understand exactly what you are saying. A bull with the same EPD could be the sire for all 8 above as well, and this is my point. This is why I would like to see additional information of the actual distribution for a particular bull.

I'm really more interested in the distribution. If the EPD varies a few % pts either way does not make me much difference. What I would like to know is how tight the actual distribution is. I assume the EPD is based on an average (this is what the AAA rep. stated). For example, assume a BW of...

My thinking is this information exists, or at least the raw data does. For example, AHIR information submitted to the AAA should include the actuals for which this information could be calculated. However, when I asked an AAA rep for the standard deviation and sigma data, he stated they do not...

:?: Curious about the Rangeland Prof: Is he a full time rancher and hobby professor?

I think this is a very good question to ask. I could see very different directions based on the answer - from pure research to vet assistant. Brother went into animal science (BS, MS, PhD) and is now a lead research scientist with USDA. Friend has son at Texas A&M majoring in animal science that...

I hope Sewall has received sufficient information from this thread to pursue the direction that is right for his operation. I just want to say I really appreciate this discussion and insight from others. It has helped me view a different perspective and I thank you for that. For BC, somn...

BC, The research I have reviewed supports the additional weight gain from implanted steers as you state above. However, if I recall correctly the research noted a high dependency on when the castration took place (earlier the better). But I still struggle with the labor/expense/risk aspect...

Thanks for the market data Bama. ALX, Most of the sale barns in our area do not break out the steers vs. bulls. They are just lumped together in the market reports since the cost difference is not significant. See example below. Decatur, TX — June 18 (Special) Receipts at Decatur Livestock...

I guess I'm still a bit confused. For example, if I have a steer calf weighing 600 lbs that I sale for $1.00/lb, I have $600. However, if I had left him as a bull research suggests he would weigh up to 19% more (let's say its only 15% for the example), then I have a bull that weighs 690 lbs. So...

"better meat" is an interesting choice of words. Research certainly supports the increased marbling and less shear force for steers. This will drive a higher USDA grade. However, the same research indicates the consumer cannot detect the difference. Does this suggest our grading system is not...