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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1532627" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>Like has been mentioned I feel many factors enter into BW of the calf. I had a PB breeder tell that weighs every calf that during the drought when he fed 12 months of the year for 2 years that his BW's on calves from the same dams and sires was over 10 lbs heavier. He gave the exact amount and I can't remember it. Just remember it was just over 10 lbs. Another told me his was higher but couldn't remember how much. Another PB breeder has told me that calves some on wheat pasture every year that those calves will weigh more than those that he calves on grass. I've seen it in our operation also. When I started helping the lady I'm in a relationship with they had always ran their bred heifers on wheat and since we have started keeping them on grass we have seen a reduction in size. We only weigh a few once in a while so really can't say how much they actually weigh.Feel cold weather has an effect. But there is no doubt in my mind diet can have an significant effect. That is why I try to learn how a herd is managed. We bought a bull with an 86 lb actual BW and used him on heifers and he never got a big calf and we never pulled one. He was calved on wheat pasture. I feel his BW was inflated at least 5-10 lbs because of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1532627, member: 22295"] Like has been mentioned I feel many factors enter into BW of the calf. I had a PB breeder tell that weighs every calf that during the drought when he fed 12 months of the year for 2 years that his BW's on calves from the same dams and sires was over 10 lbs heavier. He gave the exact amount and I can't remember it. Just remember it was just over 10 lbs. Another told me his was higher but couldn't remember how much. Another PB breeder has told me that calves some on wheat pasture every year that those calves will weigh more than those that he calves on grass. I've seen it in our operation also. When I started helping the lady I'm in a relationship with they had always ran their bred heifers on wheat and since we have started keeping them on grass we have seen a reduction in size. We only weigh a few once in a while so really can't say how much they actually weigh.Feel cold weather has an effect. But there is no doubt in my mind diet can have an significant effect. That is why I try to learn how a herd is managed. We bought a bull with an 86 lb actual BW and used him on heifers and he never got a big calf and we never pulled one. He was calved on wheat pasture. I feel his BW was inflated at least 5-10 lbs because of that. [/QUOTE]
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