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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 360789" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>ROCK-N-W -</p><p></p><p>Taking things in order - exceeding the 500# weaning weight, keeping calving ease and increasing the birth weight seems to be in order given the EPD's of the Angus bulls, estimating the BW of Stardust. Configuring optimal nutrition of both your pregnant heifers AND the post-calving of the heifers and calves through to weaning date is necessary. A body condition of 5 or better appears to me to be in order by knowing the pedigree of the Angus bulls, but varying an inch or two is significant if you expect to maintain that figure - which is not guaranteed, and rather variable - subject to functional traits of both heifers and sires. The price you will receive, as you know, is certainly not guaranteed, but with the Angus bulls you have here the possibilities are improved. Not knowing the Genetics OR the Phenotype of your Brangus, I have no way of estimating your ultimate results. </p><p></p><p>By timing the estrus periods of the cows, you can concentrate the calving periods to MUCH closer intervals, which will help in standardizing calf sizes at sale time. By using the Black Angus bulls, your color uniformity is stable, which will aid in your achieving a higher general appearance of the feeder calves. By retaining crossbred heifers from the Angus matings, and continuing the Black color matings, whether Angus or a Terminal breed of Black genes, you can increase your weaning weights considerably and keep your cow weights down (thereby your feed expenses) and enable you to increase your producing-cow NUMBERS and, therefore, more calves on the same acreage as you have now. Increased heterosis will result in more pounds on the scale and hybrid vigor - both positives.</p><p></p><p>I am sure that you are well aware of optimal nutrition requirements, along with total Mineral Supplementation to ALL individuals in your herd, however I am mentioning that factor to cover all bases in approaching the answer to your achieving your goals.</p><p></p><p>I hope this is a help. The NEXT herd bulls that you select, plan carefully to balanced the EPD's of the cow herd that you have at THAT time - as you have done with the one's that you have now. You have done a lot of planning about your future, and it seems that you are on the right track. My one bit of strong advice is - DON'T get your cow herd above an average of 1250# per cow. It is tempting because of the "pounds sell" syndrome, but there are many factors that dispell the problem of getting your brood cows too heavy.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 360789, member: 1683"] ROCK-N-W - Taking things in order - exceeding the 500# weaning weight, keeping calving ease and increasing the birth weight seems to be in order given the EPD's of the Angus bulls, estimating the BW of Stardust. Configuring optimal nutrition of both your pregnant heifers AND the post-calving of the heifers and calves through to weaning date is necessary. A body condition of 5 or better appears to me to be in order by knowing the pedigree of the Angus bulls, but varying an inch or two is significant if you expect to maintain that figure - which is not guaranteed, and rather variable - subject to functional traits of both heifers and sires. The price you will receive, as you know, is certainly not guaranteed, but with the Angus bulls you have here the possibilities are improved. Not knowing the Genetics OR the Phenotype of your Brangus, I have no way of estimating your ultimate results. By timing the estrus periods of the cows, you can concentrate the calving periods to MUCH closer intervals, which will help in standardizing calf sizes at sale time. By using the Black Angus bulls, your color uniformity is stable, which will aid in your achieving a higher general appearance of the feeder calves. By retaining crossbred heifers from the Angus matings, and continuing the Black color matings, whether Angus or a Terminal breed of Black genes, you can increase your weaning weights considerably and keep your cow weights down (thereby your feed expenses) and enable you to increase your producing-cow NUMBERS and, therefore, more calves on the same acreage as you have now. Increased heterosis will result in more pounds on the scale and hybrid vigor - both positives. I am sure that you are well aware of optimal nutrition requirements, along with total Mineral Supplementation to ALL individuals in your herd, however I am mentioning that factor to cover all bases in approaching the answer to your achieving your goals. I hope this is a help. The NEXT herd bulls that you select, plan carefully to balanced the EPD's of the cow herd that you have at THAT time - as you have done with the one's that you have now. You have done a lot of planning about your future, and it seems that you are on the right track. My one bit of strong advice is - DON'T get your cow herd above an average of 1250# per cow. It is tempting because of the "pounds sell" syndrome, but there are many factors that dispell the problem of getting your brood cows too heavy. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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