Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
back fat?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16899"><p>While the ideal steer at slaughter has about .25 - .30 inches of backfat, a cow in most environments requires more then that. You don't want a cow to have pones of fat, but if she doesn't have adequate backfat she will have problems in severe winter weather. If a cow standing in normal snow doesn't have snow accumulate on her back, i.e. it melts as it falls, she will loose a lot of body heat.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> These boards have been so helpful.</p><p>> I never knew there was so much to</p><p>> raising cows.</p><p></p><p>> One post interested me. The post</p><p>> talked about "back fat",</p><p>> and that the cows shouldn't have</p><p>> too much of it. I always thought</p><p>> that cows couldn't get fat, they</p><p>> just beefed up. I definately</p><p>> misunderstood.</p><p></p><p>> Can someone tell me what that is?</p><p>> And if there are a few other</p><p>> simple things that I should watch</p><p>> for while raising a few cows?</p><p></p><p>> I appreciate all the help that you</p><p>> guys give me.</p><p></p><p>> Thanks,</p><p></p><p>> Richard - UT</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16899"] While the ideal steer at slaughter has about .25 - .30 inches of backfat, a cow in most environments requires more then that. You don't want a cow to have pones of fat, but if she doesn't have adequate backfat she will have problems in severe winter weather. If a cow standing in normal snow doesn't have snow accumulate on her back, i.e. it melts as it falls, she will loose a lot of body heat. dun > These boards have been so helpful. > I never knew there was so much to > raising cows. > One post interested me. The post > talked about "back fat", > and that the cows shouldn't have > too much of it. I always thought > that cows couldn't get fat, they > just beefed up. I definately > misunderstood. > Can someone tell me what that is? > And if there are a few other > simple things that I should watch > for while raising a few cows? > I appreciate all the help that you > guys give me. > Thanks, > Richard - UT [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
back fat?
Top