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<blockquote data-quote="greenwillowherefords" data-source="post: 79750" data-attributes="member: 587"><p>One of the first things to consider is the milking ability of the cows you are breeding the bull to. If they are heavy milkers, then you might want to drop to a 15 or so. If they are poor milkers, you might need the extra milk in the bull's EPD to balance out the replacements. </p><p></p><p>If everything else was outstanding about the bull, you might be willing to settle for the 12" ribeye. There has been some discussion that some REAs are getting TOO large, making portion sizes excessive. I'm not saying that I subscribe to this theory, but it is out there.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be afraid to use a bull that is breed average for BW as long as his calving ease looks OK. I speak only for Angus and Hereford in this regard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenwillowherefords, post: 79750, member: 587"] One of the first things to consider is the milking ability of the cows you are breeding the bull to. If they are heavy milkers, then you might want to drop to a 15 or so. If they are poor milkers, you might need the extra milk in the bull's EPD to balance out the replacements. If everything else was outstanding about the bull, you might be willing to settle for the 12" ribeye. There has been some discussion that some REAs are getting TOO large, making portion sizes excessive. I'm not saying that I subscribe to this theory, but it is out there. I wouldn't be afraid to use a bull that is breed average for BW as long as his calving ease looks OK. I speak only for Angus and Hereford in this regard. [/QUOTE]
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