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Angus Expert Question #2
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<blockquote data-quote="gizmom" data-source="post: 1402961" data-attributes="member: 13402"><p>We have three daughters in production all calved unassisted all bred back first service AI. Calves out of these three heifers averaged 70#. A first calf heifer should be able to calve a 70 pound calf. I am on my phone so don't have actual birth weights in front of me. I think we need to keep some birthweight in the cattle. It goes back to moderation I believe you can breed low birth weight for to long and find you have cows having dink calves. Breed to all high birth weight and you will be pulling calves. I try to be a breeder not a multiplier, meaning I choose a bull to use based on a number of factors and one is birth weight of both the cow and the bull. I will also say that Enviornment has to be considered. Calves come a bit smaller in the heat and humidity of Florida than they do in cooler climates. All of us have to identify what works within our Enviornmental and management practices. </p><p></p><p>Gizmom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gizmom, post: 1402961, member: 13402"] We have three daughters in production all calved unassisted all bred back first service AI. Calves out of these three heifers averaged 70#. A first calf heifer should be able to calve a 70 pound calf. I am on my phone so don't have actual birth weights in front of me. I think we need to keep some birthweight in the cattle. It goes back to moderation I believe you can breed low birth weight for to long and find you have cows having dink calves. Breed to all high birth weight and you will be pulling calves. I try to be a breeder not a multiplier, meaning I choose a bull to use based on a number of factors and one is birth weight of both the cow and the bull. I will also say that Enviornment has to be considered. Calves come a bit smaller in the heat and humidity of Florida than they do in cooler climates. All of us have to identify what works within our Enviornmental and management practices. Gizmom [/QUOTE]
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