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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 694082" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>I do too, with number one. I like Bez's suggestion, "never buy cattle outside of a 100 mile radius". Although, sometimes there can be an exception to this, especially if you can't find any stock within that radius.</p><p></p><p>But another point that isn't clear to me is the selection of quote "higher body fat mass". Ed, you go on to say that excess fat isn't good for breeding stock because of lower fertility, fat deposits causing less sperm to be produced in the bull, but I didn't see anything for cows. The reason I mention this is because there should also be cause for concern for having cows that are too fat, or heifers that get fat too fast, even if it's on a diet that contains no grain but is still high in energy content. This is because of the concerns with lack of milk production, as well as problems in breeding and calving. Also, selecting for calves that put on more fat than muscle is something that nobody likes to work around, because, for one, that fat has to be cut off upon butchering, and two, you're not going to get as much meat off the carcass as you would if the calves are either fed right or not too early maturing.</p><p></p><p>I do agree with having moderate framed cows, as well as docility (a definate biggee).</p><p></p><p>Now, your second point also has me in a knot: I thought that cattle adapted to a hot, humid climate were thin skinned? Perhaps I missed something there..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 694082, member: 3739"] I do too, with number one. I like Bez's suggestion, "never buy cattle outside of a 100 mile radius". Although, sometimes there can be an exception to this, especially if you can't find any stock within that radius. But another point that isn't clear to me is the selection of quote "higher body fat mass". Ed, you go on to say that excess fat isn't good for breeding stock because of lower fertility, fat deposits causing less sperm to be produced in the bull, but I didn't see anything for cows. The reason I mention this is because there should also be cause for concern for having cows that are too fat, or heifers that get fat too fast, even if it's on a diet that contains no grain but is still high in energy content. This is because of the concerns with lack of milk production, as well as problems in breeding and calving. Also, selecting for calves that put on more fat than muscle is something that nobody likes to work around, because, for one, that fat has to be cut off upon butchering, and two, you're not going to get as much meat off the carcass as you would if the calves are either fed right or not too early maturing. I do agree with having moderate framed cows, as well as docility (a definate biggee). Now, your second point also has me in a knot: I thought that cattle adapted to a hot, humid climate were thin skinned? Perhaps I missed something there.. [/QUOTE]
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