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<blockquote data-quote="cowpunk&#039;d" data-source="post: 122551" data-attributes="member: 1265"><p>There is a strong genetic component to sexual maturity - Cows that matured early will have heifers that mature early. The rule of thumb is that she should weigh approx 60% of her mature weight when she is bred. Extra fat on a replacement heifer is a bad thing, it harms future milk production. That is what I would worry about if I had a show heifer. Also what were the birthweights on the M.G twins? Often one is smaller then the other - did the larger calf get picked to be hand raised?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowpunk'd, post: 122551, member: 1265"] There is a strong genetic component to sexual maturity - Cows that matured early will have heifers that mature early. The rule of thumb is that she should weigh approx 60% of her mature weight when she is bred. Extra fat on a replacement heifer is a bad thing, it harms future milk production. That is what I would worry about if I had a show heifer. Also what were the birthweights on the M.G twins? Often one is smaller then the other - did the larger calf get picked to be hand raised? [/QUOTE]
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