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<blockquote data-quote="Willow Springs" data-source="post: 609474" data-attributes="member: 9002"><p>Would be nice to know what the variables in that statement are. It sounds like you are quoting a study that was done, and they were probably using smaller cows. More info please.</p><p></p><p>Looking back at my records since I have had my own herd (16 years) I haven't ever assisted a cow of any age (not including heifers)unless it was a malpresentation (about 2%). Our calving related death loss was about 1% due to those malpresentations. We have had some pretty big calves in that time, but as i said earlier in the thread a 100 lb calf from a 1500 lb cow is the same as a 85 lb calf from a 1300 lb cow. As a general rule I can't see how the 85 pound calf will catch the 100 pounder; doesn't usually happen, that's why the comment earlier in the thread from ?? that the show cattle tend to have bigger BW; faster growing and bigger mature weights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willow Springs, post: 609474, member: 9002"] Would be nice to know what the variables in that statement are. It sounds like you are quoting a study that was done, and they were probably using smaller cows. More info please. Looking back at my records since I have had my own herd (16 years) I haven't ever assisted a cow of any age (not including heifers)unless it was a malpresentation (about 2%). Our calving related death loss was about 1% due to those malpresentations. We have had some pretty big calves in that time, but as i said earlier in the thread a 100 lb calf from a 1500 lb cow is the same as a 85 lb calf from a 1300 lb cow. As a general rule I can't see how the 85 pound calf will catch the 100 pounder; doesn't usually happen, that's why the comment earlier in the thread from ?? that the show cattle tend to have bigger BW; faster growing and bigger mature weights. [/QUOTE]
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