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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1184384" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>I was on the 'cows are too big' bandwagon for 3-4 years. Not sure it's anything other than a marketing ploy from folks who specialize in those 2-3 frame Angus cattle. I'm not convinced that, in our limit-feeding program, that a 1000 lb cow eats significantly less than a 1200 lb cow.</p><p>Looking back, my cows were not that big; yeah, there were a few that were above 1400, but most were 1200 or less. </p><p>Used a well-known 4-frame Angus AI sire with very high $EN epd for about 3 years; he really downsized them - was ending up with 2-yr old cows that weighed less than 900 lbs when they calved - and their calves had no grow. Has taken years to recover from that deal; still have some of the daughters he sired out of larger cows, but they've been so ugly that it's been hard to look at them 'til they get to be 5-6 years old.</p><p></p><p>Probably won't go there again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1184384, member: 12607"] I was on the 'cows are too big' bandwagon for 3-4 years. Not sure it's anything other than a marketing ploy from folks who specialize in those 2-3 frame Angus cattle. I'm not convinced that, in our limit-feeding program, that a 1000 lb cow eats significantly less than a 1200 lb cow. Looking back, my cows were not that big; yeah, there were a few that were above 1400, but most were 1200 or less. Used a well-known 4-frame Angus AI sire with very high $EN epd for about 3 years; he really downsized them - was ending up with 2-yr old cows that weighed less than 900 lbs when they calved - and their calves had no grow. Has taken years to recover from that deal; still have some of the daughters he sired out of larger cows, but they've been so ugly that it's been hard to look at them 'til they get to be 5-6 years old. Probably won't go there again. [/QUOTE]
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