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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1224540" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>"Birth weight of beef calves is the single most important trait factor in profitability of the average beef herd. Birth weight accounts for over 70% of the variability in calf survival to weaning." Dr John Comerford - PSU - 2009</p><p></p><p>Sire breed effect on birth weight - 1988</p><p>Brahman sires that averaged 65.3 lbs bw when bred to Brahman cows</p><p>averaged 85.8 bw when bred to hereford cows, 86.2 bw when bred to Limos and 84.3 bw from simmental cows.</p><p>for an average bw of 85.4 lbs or 20.1 lbs increase in bw</p><p></p><p>[no angus cows were in this study, but I would think even a Texan should be able to connect the dots]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1224540, member: 14585"] "Birth weight of beef calves is the single most important trait factor in profitability of the average beef herd. Birth weight accounts for over 70% of the variability in calf survival to weaning." Dr John Comerford - PSU - 2009 Sire breed effect on birth weight - 1988 Brahman sires that averaged 65.3 lbs bw when bred to Brahman cows averaged 85.8 bw when bred to hereford cows, 86.2 bw when bred to Limos and 84.3 bw from simmental cows. for an average bw of 85.4 lbs or 20.1 lbs increase in bw [no angus cows were in this study, but I would think even a Texan should be able to connect the dots] [/QUOTE]
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