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<blockquote data-quote="faster horses" data-source="post: 1698075" data-attributes="member: 17524"><p>Watch the YW. If it is high, then your cows will get big. So many have selected bulls with YW over 100 and they have regretted it. Us, we want MODERATE cows, with good bags. Angus milk EPD's have shot through the roof. So be careful.</p><p></p><p>We bought nice registered cows from a breeder north of us for years. They were older but the way we managed them, they did really good for us. The last year, they called and they wanted to sell all their 3 year olds. That made us scratch our head. We went to look and they had used a bull, won't say which one, that they retained the heifers from. They had basically no milk. We asked what they AI'd them back to and they said Shearbrook Shoshone. (A really old bull now, but at one time was the highest for milk). They were trying to put the milk back. Problem was, among other things, Shearbrook Shoshone had udder issues. We passed on the 3 year olds.</p><p></p><p>That's a story of not enough milk, but now the Angus high milk EPD's concern me. Too much milk in our country will take the condition (fat) right off a cows back.</p><p></p><p>Also, I agree with what gcreekrch and son of butch posted. </p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="faster horses, post: 1698075, member: 17524"] Watch the YW. If it is high, then your cows will get big. So many have selected bulls with YW over 100 and they have regretted it. Us, we want MODERATE cows, with good bags. Angus milk EPD's have shot through the roof. So be careful. We bought nice registered cows from a breeder north of us for years. They were older but the way we managed them, they did really good for us. The last year, they called and they wanted to sell all their 3 year olds. That made us scratch our head. We went to look and they had used a bull, won't say which one, that they retained the heifers from. They had basically no milk. We asked what they AI'd them back to and they said Shearbrook Shoshone. (A really old bull now, but at one time was the highest for milk). They were trying to put the milk back. Problem was, among other things, Shearbrook Shoshone had udder issues. We passed on the 3 year olds. That's a story of not enough milk, but now the Angus high milk EPD's concern me. Too much milk in our country will take the condition (fat) right off a cows back. Also, I agree with what gcreekrch and son of butch posted. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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