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<blockquote data-quote="Angus In Texas" data-source="post: 623322" data-attributes="member: 5611"><p>I like to keep my actual BW between 70 and 80 if at all possible. 85 being the max high end and 60 on the low end. However, often times, mother nature plays a huge role as well as your feeding habits, on the actual BW of your calves. Try not to feed too much protein during the final 3 months of pregnancy thus helping to keep the BW down. Look across the country at areas where natural grasses are higher in protein and on the average the BW's are considerably higher than in parts where grasses lack the protein content.</p><p></p><p>Like Frankie said, a calf that weighs 25 lbs less at birth will also hurt you at weaning more often than not. The key is to find a BW that will work with your cows and still have top end room to play just in case. Or be prepared to pull some calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angus In Texas, post: 623322, member: 5611"] I like to keep my actual BW between 70 and 80 if at all possible. 85 being the max high end and 60 on the low end. However, often times, mother nature plays a huge role as well as your feeding habits, on the actual BW of your calves. Try not to feed too much protein during the final 3 months of pregnancy thus helping to keep the BW down. Look across the country at areas where natural grasses are higher in protein and on the average the BW's are considerably higher than in parts where grasses lack the protein content. Like Frankie said, a calf that weighs 25 lbs less at birth will also hurt you at weaning more often than not. The key is to find a BW that will work with your cows and still have top end room to play just in case. Or be prepared to pull some calves. [/QUOTE]
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