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<blockquote data-quote="AllForage" data-source="post: 1114467" data-attributes="member: 14878"><p>I think a live unassisted calf should be the priority and that is all that matters first for profitability in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>I think it would help to know what catalog you were looking at. Perhaps their customer base cannot tolerate having to pull calves where numbers are large and labor is not there. I just received the Sinclair catalog for some reason and their BW's range from 60 - 90. Just by glancing at their epds, a lot of the 60's compete with the high 80's for WW and YW. I know with using my highly linebred bulls on my commercial cows, I have seen seen some really big ones that are out of the ordinary. I think it all comes down to your cow base. Birth weights should match their size and capability. Just be prepared to keep that consistent. I for one am not into pushing the BW envelope for perceived unknown benefits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllForage, post: 1114467, member: 14878"] I think a live unassisted calf should be the priority and that is all that matters first for profitability in my opinion. I think it would help to know what catalog you were looking at. Perhaps their customer base cannot tolerate having to pull calves where numbers are large and labor is not there. I just received the Sinclair catalog for some reason and their BW's range from 60 - 90. Just by glancing at their epds, a lot of the 60's compete with the high 80's for WW and YW. I know with using my highly linebred bulls on my commercial cows, I have seen seen some really big ones that are out of the ordinary. I think it all comes down to your cow base. Birth weights should match their size and capability. Just be prepared to keep that consistent. I for one am not into pushing the BW envelope for perceived unknown benefits. [/QUOTE]
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