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<blockquote data-quote="Kent" data-source="post: 238900" data-attributes="member: 2134"><p>You're welcome, and you see, that's part of the issue here. I raise Herefords and Hereford/Angus crosses. I don't have any ear on my cows because I can get by without it and I realize my calves probably have a little wider market acceptability because of it. <strong>But</strong> I see my cows struggle through the hottest part of the summer even in north Ga. That's why I calve in the fall. The cows just don't milk as well in the summer and the forage isn't as good. Not to mention the flies and worms. Of course, I control them, but it costs. If I lived any further south, I would be using Brangus bulls instead of Angus bulls, and my cows would run about 1/4 Brahman blood. The calves would be 1/8 to 3/16, and they would probably be a little heavier at weaning and not need to be wormed and sprayed as often. Like I said before, you need animals that thrive, not just survive.</p><p></p><p>It's ironic that just this past weekend my paw in-law told me about his Angus bull having foot rot from standing in the pond all day. He said he goes in there about 11 a.m. and doesn't come out until nearly 6 p.m. So now he's doctoring foot rot. The bull is surviving, but not thriving. That's fine for a bull, that kind of thing happens. But if all of your cows are doing that, you can't make a living.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kent, post: 238900, member: 2134"] You're welcome, and you see, that's part of the issue here. I raise Herefords and Hereford/Angus crosses. I don't have any ear on my cows because I can get by without it and I realize my calves probably have a little wider market acceptability because of it. [b]But[/b] I see my cows struggle through the hottest part of the summer even in north Ga. That's why I calve in the fall. The cows just don't milk as well in the summer and the forage isn't as good. Not to mention the flies and worms. Of course, I control them, but it costs. If I lived any further south, I would be using Brangus bulls instead of Angus bulls, and my cows would run about 1/4 Brahman blood. The calves would be 1/8 to 3/16, and they would probably be a little heavier at weaning and not need to be wormed and sprayed as often. Like I said before, you need animals that thrive, not just survive. It's ironic that just this past weekend my paw in-law told me about his Angus bull having foot rot from standing in the pond all day. He said he goes in there about 11 a.m. and doesn't come out until nearly 6 p.m. So now he's doctoring foot rot. The bull is surviving, but not thriving. That's fine for a bull, that kind of thing happens. But if all of your cows are doing that, you can't make a living. [/QUOTE]
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