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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 277036" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>If your cows have trouble with 95-100 lb calves, and they're not small framed (under 11 or 1200 lbs), then you've got other problems. For a few short years, I bred those jackrabbit calves, thinking I was ahead of the game, but I was only fooling myself.</p><p></p><p>If your bull is phenotypically correct for calving ease, a 95 - 100 lb calf will give you more lbs at weaning time and the incidents of dystocia will be no higher than if you breed those 70 lbers. And if your nutrition level is correct, those 95 lb calves will be up and sucking just as quickly as a 70 lb calf. My critters are all medium framed (FS4's and 5's), and routinely deliver 90 - 110 lb calves unassisted. Most of my heifers deliver 10 - 11% of their weight unassisted.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 277036, member: 2862"] If your cows have trouble with 95-100 lb calves, and they're not small framed (under 11 or 1200 lbs), then you've got other problems. For a few short years, I bred those jackrabbit calves, thinking I was ahead of the game, but I was only fooling myself. If your bull is phenotypically correct for calving ease, a 95 - 100 lb calf will give you more lbs at weaning time and the incidents of dystocia will be no higher than if you breed those 70 lbers. And if your nutrition level is correct, those 95 lb calves will be up and sucking just as quickly as a 70 lb calf. My critters are all medium framed (FS4's and 5's), and routinely deliver 90 - 110 lb calves unassisted. Most of my heifers deliver 10 - 11% of their weight unassisted. Rod [/QUOTE]
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