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<blockquote data-quote="TEXANGRANCH" data-source="post: 310270" data-attributes="member: 5460"><p>I have only owned angus since the whole bw epd has become popular, but my collected data shows that a 70 lb calf is average for an angus under moderate diet/conditions/fleshyness, and that for every full count higher than 0, they add 5lbs to actual weight. For instance a bw +1 bull on average throws 75lb calves, a bw 2+ throws 80 lb, and so on. Therefore a bw +5 epd should throw a 95lb calf. A mature cow can handle that, but not always. We now use a maximum of bw 2.5 and we very rarely have a calf over 84lbs. I have only studied the angus, and other breeds have different scales. Also remember that actual bw depends alot on their intake at the time of the 3rd trimester.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TEXANGRANCH, post: 310270, member: 5460"] I have only owned angus since the whole bw epd has become popular, but my collected data shows that a 70 lb calf is average for an angus under moderate diet/conditions/fleshyness, and that for every full count higher than 0, they add 5lbs to actual weight. For instance a bw +1 bull on average throws 75lb calves, a bw 2+ throws 80 lb, and so on. Therefore a bw +5 epd should throw a 95lb calf. A mature cow can handle that, but not always. We now use a maximum of bw 2.5 and we very rarely have a calf over 84lbs. I have only studied the angus, and other breeds have different scales. Also remember that actual bw depends alot on their intake at the time of the 3rd trimester. [/QUOTE]
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