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<blockquote data-quote="IL Rancher" data-source="post: 465202" data-attributes="member: 4097"><p>-40 is -40 no matter if you are using F or C for your designation but yep, there sure is some purpose for a good hair coat where it is going to be that cold. We are lucky here in that the lowest we tend to go is -15 or so (That is around -27 C) with a good stiff wind but that is not typical and we are lucky enough to have some trees for shelter. Neighbors run Maine with all the xtra hair but I haven't noticed their critters doing much better than the woolie Red Angus crosses we have.. They are all down right miserable when it is that cold and the sun won't come out.. now, if the sun comes out they all seem fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p>OT, I know of a few fellas and vets who really advocate putting your two year olds with your heifers and breeidng them all to lower preforming bulls for this exact reason. I know my old vet really preached it for longevity in the cattle. I know my three year olds nursing big calves often in just as rough shape as the two year olds that are.. I don't know if it is because are grass is just to washy, the low moisture we had in 05 and 06 during early summer or what contributed to the problem but it was there.. Not so muhc of a problem since we got out of the more preformance orienated cont. bulls and swithed out to some lower preforming Red Angus bulls but our moisture situation was sure a lot different this year too. Now, in a couple years we just might know a bit more, and we might have added some terminal sires to breed to those 4 and ups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IL Rancher, post: 465202, member: 4097"] -40 is -40 no matter if you are using F or C for your designation but yep, there sure is some purpose for a good hair coat where it is going to be that cold. We are lucky here in that the lowest we tend to go is -15 or so (That is around -27 C) with a good stiff wind but that is not typical and we are lucky enough to have some trees for shelter. Neighbors run Maine with all the xtra hair but I haven't noticed their critters doing much better than the woolie Red Angus crosses we have.. They are all down right miserable when it is that cold and the sun won't come out.. now, if the sun comes out they all seem fine. OT, I know of a few fellas and vets who really advocate putting your two year olds with your heifers and breeidng them all to lower preforming bulls for this exact reason. I know my old vet really preached it for longevity in the cattle. I know my three year olds nursing big calves often in just as rough shape as the two year olds that are.. I don't know if it is because are grass is just to washy, the low moisture we had in 05 and 06 during early summer or what contributed to the problem but it was there.. Not so muhc of a problem since we got out of the more preformance orienated cont. bulls and swithed out to some lower preforming Red Angus bulls but our moisture situation was sure a lot different this year too. Now, in a couple years we just might know a bit more, and we might have added some terminal sires to breed to those 4 and ups. [/QUOTE]
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