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<blockquote data-quote="Ned Jr." data-source="post: 975010" data-attributes="member: 3703"><p>As has been said on here many times I think the amount of milk and growth a person can stand depends on the type of environment they're in and the forages available. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the main reason high milk is discussed so much now days is because of how far the Angus breed has taken it and now people are having a lot of problems with hard keeping open cows. Like all EPD's there's more to consider than just a number. Does the genetics tend to milk themselves to death or are they good at backing off milk production and holding condition in tough times? I'm sure a lot of people would think some of the bulls I'm currently using are too high on milk. Time will tell I guess but I hate seeing a fat cow bring in a thin calf and I'm also a long ways from having a bunch of thin open cows. Also, I really caution people that are getting so overly caught up in the low milk, small frame, extremely easy keeping fad. Over the years I think I've seen about as many open cows from being fat as from being thin. Everything needs to be balanced. Beef sells by the pound, feed prices are high and open cows don't make much money should all be considered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ned Jr., post: 975010, member: 3703"] As has been said on here many times I think the amount of milk and growth a person can stand depends on the type of environment they're in and the forages available. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the main reason high milk is discussed so much now days is because of how far the Angus breed has taken it and now people are having a lot of problems with hard keeping open cows. Like all EPD's there's more to consider than just a number. Does the genetics tend to milk themselves to death or are they good at backing off milk production and holding condition in tough times? I'm sure a lot of people would think some of the bulls I'm currently using are too high on milk. Time will tell I guess but I hate seeing a fat cow bring in a thin calf and I'm also a long ways from having a bunch of thin open cows. Also, I really caution people that are getting so overly caught up in the low milk, small frame, extremely easy keeping fad. Over the years I think I've seen about as many open cows from being fat as from being thin. Everything needs to be balanced. Beef sells by the pound, feed prices are high and open cows don't make much money should all be considered. [/QUOTE]
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