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Breeding / Calving Issues
Cow Frame Size, interseeded clover year 2 and some pictures
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 675153" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>I can see that we wont agree. Your comments look great on paper, but this isn't paper. I'm talking about a cows ability to wean a calf. Not every cow will consume 3% of her weight, and if you think that they consume the same 3% whether it's hay or grass or feed your dead wrong. Just differing types of grass, with different protein content, will cause a cow to eat more or less. The basic ability of a cow to transform forage to pounds of calf is the "root issue" being discussed. Not all cows will convert forage equally, hence a difference in consumption. That small cow that weans a higher percentage of her body weight will consume more forage, the calf isn't going to magically gain pounds. Inputs and outputs, they are both important.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 675153, member: 2653"] I can see that we wont agree. Your comments look great on paper, but this isn't paper. I'm talking about a cows ability to wean a calf. Not every cow will consume 3% of her weight, and if you think that they consume the same 3% whether it's hay or grass or feed your dead wrong. Just differing types of grass, with different protein content, will cause a cow to eat more or less. The basic ability of a cow to transform forage to pounds of calf is the "root issue" being discussed. Not all cows will convert forage equally, hence a difference in consumption. That small cow that weans a higher percentage of her body weight will consume more forage, the calf isn't going to magically gain pounds. Inputs and outputs, they are both important. [/QUOTE]
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