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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 489460" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Unless they've changed them this year, American Angus registration papers do not show actual birth weights. Is he, perhaps, looking at the weaning weight EPD? 53 pounds there is good. Breed average is about 40,</p><p></p><p>We seldom have a calf born here that weighs 90 lbs. But we don't use bulls with negative BW EPDs either. Generally, our actual BWs will be between 70-80 lbs. We did have a couple of really small calves born in the fall. A little heifer weighed 61 lbs. She's healthy and growing, but really a petite, feminine, little thing. We'll see how she grows. As a breed, Angus is known to be easy calving, so we use bulls at or near breed average BW EPDs. Yes, we weigh all our calves within 24 hours after they're born. But nowhere near all Angus breeders report weights to the AHIR program. It's not a requirent to register a calf. I assume everyone is honest until shown otherwise, but remember that EPDs are more reliable than reports of actual weights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 489460, member: 13"] Unless they've changed them this year, American Angus registration papers do not show actual birth weights. Is he, perhaps, looking at the weaning weight EPD? 53 pounds there is good. Breed average is about 40, We seldom have a calf born here that weighs 90 lbs. But we don't use bulls with negative BW EPDs either. Generally, our actual BWs will be between 70-80 lbs. We did have a couple of really small calves born in the fall. A little heifer weighed 61 lbs. She's healthy and growing, but really a petite, feminine, little thing. We'll see how she grows. As a breed, Angus is known to be easy calving, so we use bulls at or near breed average BW EPDs. Yes, we weigh all our calves within 24 hours after they're born. But nowhere near all Angus breeders report weights to the AHIR program. It's not a requirent to register a calf. I assume everyone is honest until shown otherwise, but remember that EPDs are more reliable than reports of actual weights. [/QUOTE]
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