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<blockquote data-quote="thirstyman" data-source="post: 890972" data-attributes="member: 17877"><p>Nesikep - I agree, but did not want to open the can of worms. Obviously, close friends and family will get a better deal, but I don't plan on losing money for anyone.....</p><p></p><p>Novatech - thanks. I have been thinking about it that way, but I guess I was hoping for the golden goose that could do everything. Currently, we do not have fertility or longevity problems. We sold some 10-15 year old cows that were providing one calf a year that weaned well. The only reason we sold was that we did not want to hang on to such an old cow. Milk seems to be fine, but every now and then we will have a cow's bag turn bad around the 4th calf or so. We generally sell that cow with the next load and toss in any heifers/younger cows that we kept from her. </p><p></p><p>From my persepctive, we haven't pulled a calf since the late 90s. I would really like to keep that streak going. Ultimately, I would like to increase length and muscling without sacrificing IMF, ease of calving or disposition. Is there anything on the EPDs that predicts length? I haven't seen it and have been having to look at pictures to try and determine....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thirstyman, post: 890972, member: 17877"] Nesikep - I agree, but did not want to open the can of worms. Obviously, close friends and family will get a better deal, but I don't plan on losing money for anyone..... Novatech - thanks. I have been thinking about it that way, but I guess I was hoping for the golden goose that could do everything. Currently, we do not have fertility or longevity problems. We sold some 10-15 year old cows that were providing one calf a year that weaned well. The only reason we sold was that we did not want to hang on to such an old cow. Milk seems to be fine, but every now and then we will have a cow's bag turn bad around the 4th calf or so. We generally sell that cow with the next load and toss in any heifers/younger cows that we kept from her. From my persepctive, we haven't pulled a calf since the late 90s. I would really like to keep that streak going. Ultimately, I would like to increase length and muscling without sacrificing IMF, ease of calving or disposition. Is there anything on the EPDs that predicts length? I haven't seen it and have been having to look at pictures to try and determine.... [/QUOTE]
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