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<blockquote data-quote="cattle_gal" data-source="post: 57160" data-attributes="member: 643"><p>Here's something that I've been wanting to get on here. Everyone talks about weight of cattle being how well or not well the maintenance will be. </p><p></p><p>Here's a quote from an article:</p><p></p><p>"...research has shown that cow maintenance is related to body surface area instead of body weight. Body surface area can be mathematically described as body weight raised to the 3/4 power (i.e., Maintenance Cost = Body Surface Area = Body Weight 3/4)."</p><p></p><p><em>Harlan Ritchie, Professor of Animal Science, Michigan State University</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cattle_gal, post: 57160, member: 643"] Here's something that I've been wanting to get on here. Everyone talks about weight of cattle being how well or not well the maintenance will be. Here's a quote from an article: “...research has shown that cow maintenance is related to body surface area instead of body weight. Body surface area can be mathematically described as body weight raised to the 3/4 power (i.e., Maintenance Cost = Body Surface Area = Body Weight 3/4).” [i]Harlan Ritchie, Professor of Animal Science, Michigan State University[/i] [/QUOTE]
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