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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1461111" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>Run cows a few years and see which ones that are decent come in open. Have your max milk EPD below that. See which ones raise dinks. Have milk EPD above that. Know the size cow you want. Don;t get them too much bigger or too much smaller. MW is tied into $EN. Know the size calves you want to wean. It will link back to cow MW. Cull for bad udders, poor feet and legs, bad disposition and poor mothering. Check and keep/cull for environmental fit. By then you are 40 years older and much wiser. If you bring in new genetics every year or follow the annual fad, restart the 40 year clock annually and begin again.</p><p></p><p>If you have neighbors that have similar environments, visit them, see what works, and save 25 to 30 years. Read stories of great cows and bulls from over 250 miles away, buy their greats and shift out 10 to 20 years. There is an interesting article here on CT somewhere about inbreeding in dogs that Jay put up. At least read the end of the article to understand the general unspoken of animal breeding. Numbers do not make or define the cows for everyday economic reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1461111, member: 24565"] Run cows a few years and see which ones that are decent come in open. Have your max milk EPD below that. See which ones raise dinks. Have milk EPD above that. Know the size cow you want. Don;t get them too much bigger or too much smaller. MW is tied into $EN. Know the size calves you want to wean. It will link back to cow MW. Cull for bad udders, poor feet and legs, bad disposition and poor mothering. Check and keep/cull for environmental fit. By then you are 40 years older and much wiser. If you bring in new genetics every year or follow the annual fad, restart the 40 year clock annually and begin again. If you have neighbors that have similar environments, visit them, see what works, and save 25 to 30 years. Read stories of great cows and bulls from over 250 miles away, buy their greats and shift out 10 to 20 years. There is an interesting article here on CT somewhere about inbreeding in dogs that Jay put up. At least read the end of the article to understand the general unspoken of animal breeding. Numbers do not make or define the cows for everyday economic reasons. [/QUOTE]
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