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<blockquote data-quote="FungusProudKY31" data-source="post: 1662184" data-attributes="member: 40881"><p>This always selects for a small framed cow, too. I call it a self-fulfilled prophesy where you know the outcome when you make the prediction. </p><p></p><p>Milk quality is only one option. The growth curve for cattle is different. Curvebenders seem to never quit putting on mature weight and size as one extreme. Low BW cattle are sometimes frail, thin muscled and frail as the other extreme. The in-between is where to look. Early growth and adequate size and then a leveling off is a profitable choice. AAA EPDs and even the $M Index might guide you to the better options. But the one that all miss is the various qualities of milk. Bonsma sought high %BF as it is less costly to produce than volume and created sizable calves. His indicators, if you care to know, are the degree or orange in the ear wax and tail switch wax. Pick a morning or afternoon, stand with your back to the sun and look at the cows and bulls as they face you. It become obvious very quickly. As the old newspaper standard said "Believe it or Not". </p><p></p><p>South Polls should be highly efficient as a 4 breed composite; there should be some residual heterosis. But take a dock on the color/white and take another dock on the FS and you're better be doing direct sales or plan to fund having cattle every year from off farm income.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FungusProudKY31, post: 1662184, member: 40881"] This always selects for a small framed cow, too. I call it a self-fulfilled prophesy where you know the outcome when you make the prediction. Milk quality is only one option. The growth curve for cattle is different. Curvebenders seem to never quit putting on mature weight and size as one extreme. Low BW cattle are sometimes frail, thin muscled and frail as the other extreme. The in-between is where to look. Early growth and adequate size and then a leveling off is a profitable choice. AAA EPDs and even the $M Index might guide you to the better options. But the one that all miss is the various qualities of milk. Bonsma sought high %BF as it is less costly to produce than volume and created sizable calves. His indicators, if you care to know, are the degree or orange in the ear wax and tail switch wax. Pick a morning or afternoon, stand with your back to the sun and look at the cows and bulls as they face you. It become obvious very quickly. As the old newspaper standard said "Believe it or Not". South Polls should be highly efficient as a 4 breed composite; there should be some residual heterosis. But take a dock on the color/white and take another dock on the FS and you're better be doing direct sales or plan to fund having cattle every year from off farm income. [/QUOTE]
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