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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1829718" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Yeah... I'm sure we've all seen cows that we wouldn't want based on looks, but they raise great calves.</p><p></p><p>But genetics are genetics. It's easier to get reliable results when we use animals that look like the calves we want to get. It's an imperfect system because we can't predict how a specific bull will have influence with a particular cow. At this point we do our best using what we know. Percentages and degrees...</p><p></p><p>This is why I advocate for people to quit buying cows based on how cheap they are. You buy ten cows because they are cheap and you get one or two that raises a good calf and the rest are marginal or culled, If you buy ten cows you would be proud to put in the front pasture there will always be one or two that raise the best calves... but the likelihood is that the rest are going to raise better calves that the cheap cows did. A couple of pennies a pound for a better looking cow will get you better calves that sell for more money, and over years of production.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1829718, member: 42463"] Yeah... I'm sure we've all seen cows that we wouldn't want based on looks, but they raise great calves. But genetics are genetics. It's easier to get reliable results when we use animals that look like the calves we want to get. It's an imperfect system because we can't predict how a specific bull will have influence with a particular cow. At this point we do our best using what we know. Percentages and degrees... This is why I advocate for people to quit buying cows based on how cheap they are. You buy ten cows because they are cheap and you get one or two that raises a good calf and the rest are marginal or culled, If you buy ten cows you would be proud to put in the front pasture there will always be one or two that raise the best calves... but the likelihood is that the rest are going to raise better calves that the cheap cows did. A couple of pennies a pound for a better looking cow will get you better calves that sell for more money, and over years of production. [/QUOTE]
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