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<blockquote data-quote="LFF" data-source="post: 773502" data-attributes="member: 1147"><p>The discussion about backfat interest me. How little backfat is the ideal epd for your different areas and please give us some ideal of your enviroment and management? </p><p></p><p></p><p>I own this cow EFBEEF K376 VIVIAN R435 (P42635187) , she is one or the lowest backfat epd of the Hereford breed. She also will be a dam of distinction this year when they do the next DOD run. I run my cattle in KY. on fescue with clover, calf in the spring, and no creep feed. R435 calved at two years old and has four calves that have a weaning ratio 107% within a 367 day average interval.</p><p></p><p>This year is a very dry year for us but she is holding a 5 BCS while nursing her calf. If I don't get rain soon all of my cows condition will drop. I don't know how she would hold up in different enviroments but I think that my conditions would be no better than some of the western states that do not have fescue. She is a frame 6 so she could cover ground to graze. I don't believe she would fair well wintered in Canada's mountains without any hay or feed.</p><p></p><p>Her fat accuracy is low so it could be wrong and that may account for her productivity. I did not buy her for feed conversion, however it is definitely something that needs to be considered. She was purchased for a planned breeding program and is working out well.</p><p></p><p>Now to say my opinion on backfat epd. My ideal backfat epd seems to be near breed average to slightly lower. example 0.00 to -0.20.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LFF, post: 773502, member: 1147"] The discussion about backfat interest me. How little backfat is the ideal epd for your different areas and please give us some ideal of your enviroment and management? I own this cow EFBEEF K376 VIVIAN R435 (P42635187) , she is one or the lowest backfat epd of the Hereford breed. She also will be a dam of distinction this year when they do the next DOD run. I run my cattle in KY. on fescue with clover, calf in the spring, and no creep feed. R435 calved at two years old and has four calves that have a weaning ratio 107% within a 367 day average interval. This year is a very dry year for us but she is holding a 5 BCS while nursing her calf. If I don't get rain soon all of my cows condition will drop. I don't know how she would hold up in different enviroments but I think that my conditions would be no better than some of the western states that do not have fescue. She is a frame 6 so she could cover ground to graze. I don't believe she would fair well wintered in Canada's mountains without any hay or feed. Her fat accuracy is low so it could be wrong and that may account for her productivity. I did not buy her for feed conversion, however it is definitely something that needs to be considered. She was purchased for a planned breeding program and is working out well. Now to say my opinion on backfat epd. My ideal backfat epd seems to be near breed average to slightly lower. example 0.00 to -0.20. [/QUOTE]
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