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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 1095965" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>My cows' annual output, how they earn their keep, is producing a calf. I have a goal of a herd of cows that wean a 205 day calf that weighs 50% or more of the dam's weight at weaning. And that is with no creep. Hitting close to that 50% mark is how I measure my cows performance. </p><p></p><p>To do that they obviously have to milk pretty well. The American Hereford association has some pretty good milk and growth EPDs. I tend to buy bulls with good milk EPDs.</p><p></p><p>Most of my cows have pretty good udders. I think breeding selection has overcome many of the 50+ year old complaints about Herefords, or they would not be around and increasing in popularity as they are. Herefords do very well in my system. My neighbor is a long time Hereford cattleman and he got me started with them. I don't have experience raising other breeds so I can't tell you how they compare to Salers.</p><p></p><p>Herefords have a lot of good traits.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 1095965, member: 7509"] My cows' annual output, how they earn their keep, is producing a calf. I have a goal of a herd of cows that wean a 205 day calf that weighs 50% or more of the dam's weight at weaning. And that is with no creep. Hitting close to that 50% mark is how I measure my cows performance. To do that they obviously have to milk pretty well. The American Hereford association has some pretty good milk and growth EPDs. I tend to buy bulls with good milk EPDs. Most of my cows have pretty good udders. I think breeding selection has overcome many of the 50+ year old complaints about Herefords, or they would not be around and increasing in popularity as they are. Herefords do very well in my system. My neighbor is a long time Hereford cattleman and he got me started with them. I don't have experience raising other breeds so I can't tell you how they compare to Salers. Herefords have a lot of good traits. Jim [/QUOTE]
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