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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 86114" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>The same number. I just checked through the data on weaning weights. On heifers it averages 522 on cows it averages 682. A lot of the size variation from one local to another stems from the forage base. With close bull selection you can get the low BW and still have excellent WW. The real stopper in the show is the high endophyte fescue in this area. Friends of our raise Brahnvieh, they're now down to pulling less then 10% of their calves, but there weaning weights only run around 6 pounds heivier then ours. Our calving interval is shorter also. The regularly slip a few cows from the fall calving herd to the spring herd and vice versa. We dont have that particular problem, but we also don;t/won't have that option. We strictly spring calve, if the miss the get to grow wheels. BTW, the folks with the Brahnvieh manage their grass very well also, but their cows are substanstially larger then ours with a few exceptions.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 86114, member: 34"] The same number. I just checked through the data on weaning weights. On heifers it averages 522 on cows it averages 682. A lot of the size variation from one local to another stems from the forage base. With close bull selection you can get the low BW and still have excellent WW. The real stopper in the show is the high endophyte fescue in this area. Friends of our raise Brahnvieh, they're now down to pulling less then 10% of their calves, but there weaning weights only run around 6 pounds heivier then ours. Our calving interval is shorter also. The regularly slip a few cows from the fall calving herd to the spring herd and vice versa. We dont have that particular problem, but we also don;t/won't have that option. We strictly spring calve, if the miss the get to grow wheels. BTW, the folks with the Brahnvieh manage their grass very well also, but their cows are substanstially larger then ours with a few exceptions. dun [/QUOTE]
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