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Cow Frame Size, interseeded clover year 2 and some pictures
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<blockquote data-quote="Willow Springs" data-source="post: 675083" data-attributes="member: 9002"><p>I disagree somewhat again with this statement. You are correct if the terminal bull that you are using is one of the Heinz 57's there seen to be in a lot of the terminal breeds today and your cow herd has not had selection pressure to reduce mature weights for several generations. Becasue of the continuous outcrossing and injection of other breeds there is a lack of consistency. By using bulls that are more homgenous in their trait and type selection; ie: fullbloods that have been selected for performance, and having more consistency in your cow herd, the extremes would be muted. In fact I would think that becasue of the lack of consistency in most cow herds breeding two animals with the same frame would still give you a wide range in type and frame score.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No talk of expenses in your statement, or the fact that you could have raised more of the 500# calves with the same resources as the 820# calf. Growth & maintenance are not free, every pound of calf produced has a cost as does every pound of cow that you are feeding 365 days a year to maintain. The PB market is a niche market and comes with it's on set of expenses which you know all about; most people have no idea the cost they just see the big numbers at the sales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willow Springs, post: 675083, member: 9002"] I disagree somewhat again with this statement. You are correct if the terminal bull that you are using is one of the Heinz 57's there seen to be in a lot of the terminal breeds today and your cow herd has not had selection pressure to reduce mature weights for several generations. Becasue of the continuous outcrossing and injection of other breeds there is a lack of consistency. By using bulls that are more homgenous in their trait and type selection; ie: fullbloods that have been selected for performance, and having more consistency in your cow herd, the extremes would be muted. In fact I would think that becasue of the lack of consistency in most cow herds breeding two animals with the same frame would still give you a wide range in type and frame score. No talk of expenses in your statement, or the fact that you could have raised more of the 500# calves with the same resources as the 820# calf. Growth & maintenance are not free, every pound of calf produced has a cost as does every pound of cow that you are feeding 365 days a year to maintain. The PB market is a niche market and comes with it's on set of expenses which you know all about; most people have no idea the cost they just see the big numbers at the sales. [/QUOTE]
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