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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1394021" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>maternal and growth traits are usually/often antagonistic...</p><p>radg relates to feed efficiency and growth</p><p>carcass weight top 2% relates to rapid early growth... shorter than average indicates wide, heavy, easy fleshing</p><p>mature weight well below average [minus] cow size under control </p><p>apparently they grow fast for 16 - 24 months and stop, usually yh cw and mw all go hand in hand</p><p>it seems the genes for a smaller than average cow bringing in a heavier than average calf year after year are all there.</p><p>$EN is very important for herd profit as is $W</p><p>large cows look great in the front pasture, but they are big eaters especially when producing milk and are more prone </p><p>to injury than smaller well balanced cows. (Like big people more often clumsy and more joint problems)</p><p>IMO angus cow frame size is getting too large and most angus cows need moderation</p><p></p><p>I don't know if others think this way, but to me ww to $W ratio is very important</p><p>IF indivual calf ww average is above average but $W is below average, then the numbers are telling me way too many </p><p>are dying before weaning... they must be lacking calf vigor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1394021, member: 14585"] maternal and growth traits are usually/often antagonistic... radg relates to feed efficiency and growth carcass weight top 2% relates to rapid early growth... shorter than average indicates wide, heavy, easy fleshing mature weight well below average [minus] cow size under control apparently they grow fast for 16 - 24 months and stop, usually yh cw and mw all go hand in hand it seems the genes for a smaller than average cow bringing in a heavier than average calf year after year are all there. $EN is very important for herd profit as is $W large cows look great in the front pasture, but they are big eaters especially when producing milk and are more prone to injury than smaller well balanced cows. (Like big people more often clumsy and more joint problems) IMO angus cow frame size is getting too large and most angus cows need moderation I don't know if others think this way, but to me ww to $W ratio is very important IF indivual calf ww average is above average but $W is below average, then the numbers are telling me way too many are dying before weaning... they must be lacking calf vigor [/QUOTE]
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