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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 618606" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>I really would not think anyone in the commercial cattle business would ever do it. About the only way they would ever consider it is buying a breed that is known for having better efficiency. Or buying from a breeder that selects for these qualities.</p><p>Efficiency is a very broad term. One animal may be more efficient in the way it converts food, another because it has fewer health problems, another because it forages on lower quality forage. These are all things that must be considered when selecting ones foundation stock in their own environment. The end result is that you have to end up with the lowest investment per pound and get the most pounds per acre.</p><p>In a commercial herd there are ways of selecting the more efficient cows. It has been shown that cattle selected for high efficiency, through DNA testing, also are more likely to be cows than can maintain BCS while producing adequate milk to produce high weaning weight calves. The opposite should also be true. By getting rid of the theory that cows get poor because they produce more milk and retain only those cows that raise high weaning weight calves and still retain BCS then you are selecting for efficiency. The calves generated by those efficient cows do not need as much milk as they are also efficient at conversion of the milk and the grass they eat. Overproduction of milk is inefficient. The cow ends up doing the work for both of them. The most advantageous benefit from this type of selection is that you are selecting for your personal environment. </p><p>Best Productive discussion on here in a long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 618606, member: 5494"] I really would not think anyone in the commercial cattle business would ever do it. About the only way they would ever consider it is buying a breed that is known for having better efficiency. Or buying from a breeder that selects for these qualities. Efficiency is a very broad term. One animal may be more efficient in the way it converts food, another because it has fewer health problems, another because it forages on lower quality forage. These are all things that must be considered when selecting ones foundation stock in their own environment. The end result is that you have to end up with the lowest investment per pound and get the most pounds per acre. In a commercial herd there are ways of selecting the more efficient cows. It has been shown that cattle selected for high efficiency, through DNA testing, also are more likely to be cows than can maintain BCS while producing adequate milk to produce high weaning weight calves. The opposite should also be true. By getting rid of the theory that cows get poor because they produce more milk and retain only those cows that raise high weaning weight calves and still retain BCS then you are selecting for efficiency. The calves generated by those efficient cows do not need as much milk as they are also efficient at conversion of the milk and the grass they eat. Overproduction of milk is inefficient. The cow ends up doing the work for both of them. The most advantageous benefit from this type of selection is that you are selecting for your personal environment. Best Productive discussion on here in a long time. [/QUOTE]
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