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<blockquote data-quote="Caustic Burno" data-source="post: 1252506" data-attributes="member: 694"><p>I haven't pulled a calf of mine in twenty years other than a breech.</p><p>This goes back to the 70's when I wore out a set of chains pulling calves because</p><p>we had no clue what an EPD was. We put the wrong bull on the wrong set of cows and</p><p>paid a very heavy stupid tax.</p><p>Calf size is not as important as CE and the heifer pelvic area breeding a heifer</p><p>between 12-14 increases the odds of problems as she is not through growing.</p><p>This is a generality a heifer of this age will start going into risk with a calf larger than 80 lbs.</p><p>This is why Angus got so popular as a heifer bull. </p><p>Breeding between 18 to 20 months reduces risk. Again a lot of science behind this.</p><p>When buying a bull I want to see his sires progeny on the ground don't want any bricks.</p><p>With the cow you have all the pelvic area you are going to get now pick the right bull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caustic Burno, post: 1252506, member: 694"] I haven't pulled a calf of mine in twenty years other than a breech. This goes back to the 70's when I wore out a set of chains pulling calves because we had no clue what an EPD was. We put the wrong bull on the wrong set of cows and paid a very heavy stupid tax. Calf size is not as important as CE and the heifer pelvic area breeding a heifer between 12-14 increases the odds of problems as she is not through growing. This is a generality a heifer of this age will start going into risk with a calf larger than 80 lbs. This is why Angus got so popular as a heifer bull. Breeding between 18 to 20 months reduces risk. Again a lot of science behind this. When buying a bull I want to see his sires progeny on the ground don't want any bricks. With the cow you have all the pelvic area you are going to get now pick the right bull. [/QUOTE]
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