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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1799441" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>A cow that is "capable" of delivering 120 pounds of calf... not that I would be breeding them to <em>have</em> big calves. 90 pounds is the average I would be targeting. But I want capable cows, not cows that I have to be afraid if a calf is five pounds above average. This is why I like cows with a track record when breeding for replacements. Ten year old or better cows with a history of unassisted births.</p><p></p><p>I think the thing about cow size matters, but not as much as most other things we can select for. A 1200 pound cow that raises a 500 pound calf isn't as thrifty as a 1400 pound cow that raises a 600 pounder, IMO. Any cow that raises a 600 pound calf that looks just like every other cow in the herd is what I'm looking for regardless of what she weighs. It's the product she produces that's important.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1799441, member: 42463"] A cow that is "capable" of delivering 120 pounds of calf... not that I would be breeding them to [I]have[/I] big calves. 90 pounds is the average I would be targeting. But I want capable cows, not cows that I have to be afraid if a calf is five pounds above average. This is why I like cows with a track record when breeding for replacements. Ten year old or better cows with a history of unassisted births. I think the thing about cow size matters, but not as much as most other things we can select for. A 1200 pound cow that raises a 500 pound calf isn't as thrifty as a 1400 pound cow that raises a 600 pounder, IMO. Any cow that raises a 600 pound calf that looks just like every other cow in the herd is what I'm looking for regardless of what she weighs. It's the product she produces that's important. [/QUOTE]
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