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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1184280" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Wow, this is something that's been :deadhorse:.. From what I think your situation is, I wouldn't go culling otherwise perfectly good cows because they're big, but perhaps choosing bulls for your future replacements that would give you a smaller animal would be the way to go about it. I have a lot of big cows too, but I can say not all small cows are efficient either, so I am trying not have any big giant cows anymore (I have a couple over 1800 lb), but I am not anally retentive about a maximum mature weight of 1200 lb either. </p><p>It sounds like what you have is working for you, and I wouldn't go messing about too much with them. I don't consider 1350 lbs all that big.. I'd say big is when they get over 1500, and it also depends on their build... I'd rather have a smaller framed meaty cow with a big belly that weighs 1400 lb than a giant leggy framed one that's 1400 lb.</p><p></p><p>I think there was a good thread on this a couple months back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1184280, member: 9096"] Wow, this is something that's been :deadhorse:.. From what I think your situation is, I wouldn't go culling otherwise perfectly good cows because they're big, but perhaps choosing bulls for your future replacements that would give you a smaller animal would be the way to go about it. I have a lot of big cows too, but I can say not all small cows are efficient either, so I am trying not have any big giant cows anymore (I have a couple over 1800 lb), but I am not anally retentive about a maximum mature weight of 1200 lb either. It sounds like what you have is working for you, and I wouldn't go messing about too much with them. I don't consider 1350 lbs all that big.. I'd say big is when they get over 1500, and it also depends on their build... I'd rather have a smaller framed meaty cow with a big belly that weighs 1400 lb than a giant leggy framed one that's 1400 lb. I think there was a good thread on this a couple months back. [/QUOTE]
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