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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 203468" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p>But weaning wt is NOT 12, it is 42 and yearling wt is 87!! According to the EPDs, his daughters should have enough growth in them that the calves will wean off at 600 lbs plus in most environments. I don't care where the pounds come from (genes or mama) as long as the calves weigh and IF the daughters don't milk quite as well as some cows that means they are (a little) more likely to get bred back and will be going into winter in better condition. Those +25 milk EPDs often come with a reproduction price. The biggest fault I find with the +7.6 number is that the number makes him and his progeny harder to market to people chasing the numbers.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 203468, member: 2095"] [/quote] But weaning wt is NOT 12, it is 42 and yearling wt is 87!! According to the EPDs, his daughters should have enough growth in them that the calves will wean off at 600 lbs plus in most environments. I don't care where the pounds come from (genes or mama) as long as the calves weigh and IF the daughters don't milk quite as well as some cows that means they are (a little) more likely to get bred back and will be going into winter in better condition. Those +25 milk EPDs often come with a reproduction price. The biggest fault I find with the +7.6 number is that the number makes him and his progeny harder to market to people chasing the numbers. [/QUOTE]
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