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<blockquote data-quote="PATB" data-source="post: 46296" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>The angus association adjust for age of calf and age of dam. One must be careful on the formula used to adjust for the age since the old BIF one was biased to younger calves. I know the CHAPS 2000 program has not moved to the new formula but uses the old linear one. We have been weighing the calves for 16 years now and it helps in selecting which cattle to keep. We have </p><p></p><p> Dun another enlightening thing is to weigh the calves the day they are weaned and then when you revacinated 2 to 3 weeks later. You will be amazed at how well some of the calfs will gain, this helps identify cows that are not producing enough milk for the calf to reach his genetic growth potential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PATB, post: 46296, member: 45"] The angus association adjust for age of calf and age of dam. One must be careful on the formula used to adjust for the age since the old BIF one was biased to younger calves. I know the CHAPS 2000 program has not moved to the new formula but uses the old linear one. We have been weighing the calves for 16 years now and it helps in selecting which cattle to keep. We have Dun another enlightening thing is to weigh the calves the day they are weaned and then when you revacinated 2 to 3 weeks later. You will be amazed at how well some of the calfs will gain, this helps identify cows that are not producing enough milk for the calf to reach his genetic growth potential. [/QUOTE]
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