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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 445407" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>calf size is influenced just as much by environment as it is by genetics.</p><p></p><p>we have widespread drought in our area and it really changed our calf weights.</p><p></p><p>we have Registered angus. Average weights are in the 75 to 80 lb range. Ocassionally have a big one that hangs up around a hundred. anything below sixty is small.</p><p></p><p>this year the average was about sixty with a lot in the fifties and the biggest calf of the year around 85 lbs.</p><p></p><p>We normally start calving around labor day. AI all cows and wait three weeks and either rebreed or expose to bull. normally have a bunch of calves to start and the rest stagger along. </p><p></p><p>Most years in our country the early AI calves are the small ones regardless of the bw epd of the AI bulls used. But usually in that window we get some fall rain and cooler temps and the fescue starts jumping and the second round of calves are 10 to 15 lbs heavier. I have documented this over the last 10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 445407, member: 6543"] calf size is influenced just as much by environment as it is by genetics. we have widespread drought in our area and it really changed our calf weights. we have Registered angus. Average weights are in the 75 to 80 lb range. Ocassionally have a big one that hangs up around a hundred. anything below sixty is small. this year the average was about sixty with a lot in the fifties and the biggest calf of the year around 85 lbs. We normally start calving around labor day. AI all cows and wait three weeks and either rebreed or expose to bull. normally have a bunch of calves to start and the rest stagger along. Most years in our country the early AI calves are the small ones regardless of the bw epd of the AI bulls used. But usually in that window we get some fall rain and cooler temps and the fescue starts jumping and the second round of calves are 10 to 15 lbs heavier. I have documented this over the last 10 years. [/QUOTE]
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