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<blockquote data-quote="WAguy" data-source="post: 373675" data-attributes="member: 4335"><p>First, when I say scrawny, I mean less muscle mass, not less fat. Dairy cows are less muscled so they don't waste energy supporting muscle mass. Just like Leghorn hens have small bodies so the energy goes to eggs. And all the fitness gurus emphasize building muscle mass because it burns more calories.</p><p></p><p>I'm not talking about a purebred Jersey here – calves don't grow at all. I'm just talking some dairy to get a cow with less muscle mass. Everyone mentions the extra needs of a heavier milking cow, but what about the extra needs of a more muscular cow?</p><p></p><p>So which do you want, a cow that has to burn more calories to maintain her own body (wasted), or one that puts more into milk which goes to growing a calf?</p><p></p><p>Breed a half Jersey cow to beef and get ¾ beefer calf which is more muscled than mom so grows well, but mom eats less for her own muscle maintenance.</p><p></p><p>I doubt I've discovered a new idea. The answer is probably that the extra growth in a calf from a muscular cow more than compensates for the extra feed needed to support that cow. Right?</p><p></p><p>And of course, practically speaking, if ¼ dairy is ideal, you aren't going to find many. I have the mixture just because I want alittle milk every day, and I want to convince myself I've also got the ideal beef growing mix.</p><p></p><p>My brother has an Angus/Holstein cow he doesn't milk, but raises two calves on – hers from an Angus bull, and a Holstein bull calf he buys. Anyway, he's been told at the sale barn her Angus bred calves are the best they've ever seen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WAguy, post: 373675, member: 4335"] First, when I say scrawny, I mean less muscle mass, not less fat. Dairy cows are less muscled so they don’t waste energy supporting muscle mass. Just like Leghorn hens have small bodies so the energy goes to eggs. And all the fitness gurus emphasize building muscle mass because it burns more calories. I’m not talking about a purebred Jersey here – calves don’t grow at all. I’m just talking some dairy to get a cow with less muscle mass. Everyone mentions the extra needs of a heavier milking cow, but what about the extra needs of a more muscular cow? So which do you want, a cow that has to burn more calories to maintain her own body (wasted), or one that puts more into milk which goes to growing a calf? Breed a half Jersey cow to beef and get ¾ beefer calf which is more muscled than mom so grows well, but mom eats less for her own muscle maintenance. I doubt I’ve discovered a new idea. The answer is probably that the extra growth in a calf from a muscular cow more than compensates for the extra feed needed to support that cow. Right? And of course, practically speaking, if ¼ dairy is ideal, you aren’t going to find many. I have the mixture just because I want alittle milk every day, and I want to convince myself I’ve also got the ideal beef growing mix. My brother has an Angus/Holstein cow he doesn’t milk, but raises two calves on – hers from an Angus bull, and a Holstein bull calf he buys. Anyway, he’s been told at the sale barn her Angus bred calves are the best they’ve ever seen. [/QUOTE]
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