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<blockquote data-quote="purecountry" data-source="post: 321739" data-attributes="member: 2306"><p>Like Brandon said, we haven't seen the heifers, and unless I missed it somewhere, nobody has stated or asked how big they are. My question is, why would you want to add frame, unless they're <em><strong>real</strong></em> small, and if they're real small, play it safe and go with a definite CE bull. But again, how big are they?</p><p></p><p>DOC - I agree with you wholeheartedly about putting more muscle and butt back into the Angus breed. That is a big reason why we don't use Angus in our commercial herd anymore. All frame, no flesh. I have to question why we need them bigger though. I think size is like management - do what works for you. If some folks have success selling 1500lb yearlings with 100lb BW's, that will sire frame 6-7 daughters, good for them. If some folks can sell 1500lb <strong>2 year old</strong> bulls with 60lb BW's, that will leave frame 4 daughters, there's nothing wrong with that. What I think they need, is just what you said - more muscle. I'd like to see an Angus bull nowadays in one of these semen catalogs that has good round muscle all the way to his hock. I can't remember the last one I saw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purecountry, post: 321739, member: 2306"] Like Brandon said, we haven't seen the heifers, and unless I missed it somewhere, nobody has stated or asked how big they are. My question is, why would you want to add frame, unless they're [i][b]real[/b][/i] small, and if they're real small, play it safe and go with a definite CE bull. But again, how big are they? DOC - I agree with you wholeheartedly about putting more muscle and butt back into the Angus breed. That is a big reason why we don't use Angus in our commercial herd anymore. All frame, no flesh. I have to question why we need them bigger though. I think size is like management - do what works for you. If some folks have success selling 1500lb yearlings with 100lb BW's, that will sire frame 6-7 daughters, good for them. If some folks can sell 1500lb [b]2 year old[/b] bulls with 60lb BW's, that will leave frame 4 daughters, there's nothing wrong with that. What I think they need, is just what you said - more muscle. I'd like to see an Angus bull nowadays in one of these semen catalogs that has good round muscle all the way to his hock. I can't remember the last one I saw. [/QUOTE]
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