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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 718684" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Jim - Condition on the cow is indicative of several things. Two being - milking ability & easy keepers.</p><p>If BCS is equal on all cows, that makes your numbers a little easier to compare. But, MILK is the biggest factor on calf weight. Milk = #'s of calf. A poor milking cow will generally ALWAYS look good (high BCS cows look best). I think you are worrying about cow SIZE more than you should. Cow milking ability, and easy keeping ability are the combination you need to try to figure out. Your good looking BIG cow just might be the worse milking cow in your herd, and your 1400# cow just might be your best milker. That's how I would look at it. And, if your heaviest producing 205 day wt cow is a little thin at weaning, but bred back & bouces back in BCS right away, she's a keeper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 718684, member: 968"] Jim - Condition on the cow is indicative of several things. Two being - milking ability & easy keepers. If BCS is equal on all cows, that makes your numbers a little easier to compare. But, MILK is the biggest factor on calf weight. Milk = #'s of calf. A poor milking cow will generally ALWAYS look good (high BCS cows look best). I think you are worrying about cow SIZE more than you should. Cow milking ability, and easy keeping ability are the combination you need to try to figure out. Your good looking BIG cow just might be the worse milking cow in your herd, and your 1400# cow just might be your best milker. That's how I would look at it. And, if your heaviest producing 205 day wt cow is a little thin at weaning, but bred back & bouces back in BCS right away, she's a keeper. [/QUOTE]
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