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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 1115426" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>There are some seedstock operations here in the States promoting their cattle and emphasizing that their cows are smaller and thus more "efficient." However, Radakovich and Johnson (King Ranch Institute of Ranch Managemet) presented their research finding at the Beef Improvement Federation meetings a few years ago in Columbia, Missouri. They noted that just because a cow is smaller doesn't make her more efficient. They commented that there are big, efficient cows, and small, inefficient cows.</p><p></p><p>I also find it interesting that most of these seedstock operations that promote smaller, more efficient cows (and calving ease bulls) rarely discuss the value of their cattle further down the supply-chain (i.e. feedlot, packer, consumer). They seem to forget that once a calf leaves the ranch, it still needs to work for the rest of the segments in the cattle industry. There are large cattle feeders that have instructed their calf buyers to not purchase calves from ranches that use the smaller, more "efficient" bulls because the calves finish at too small of a size, are not as efficient in the feedlot, the carcasses are too wasty, and oftentimes the ribeyes are smaller than desired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 1115426, member: 714"] There are some seedstock operations here in the States promoting their cattle and emphasizing that their cows are smaller and thus more "efficient." However, Radakovich and Johnson (King Ranch Institute of Ranch Managemet) presented their research finding at the Beef Improvement Federation meetings a few years ago in Columbia, Missouri. They noted that just because a cow is smaller doesn't make her more efficient. They commented that there are big, efficient cows, and small, inefficient cows. I also find it interesting that most of these seedstock operations that promote smaller, more efficient cows (and calving ease bulls) rarely discuss the value of their cattle further down the supply-chain (i.e. feedlot, packer, consumer). They seem to forget that once a calf leaves the ranch, it still needs to work for the rest of the segments in the cattle industry. There are large cattle feeders that have instructed their calf buyers to not purchase calves from ranches that use the smaller, more "efficient" bulls because the calves finish at too small of a size, are not as efficient in the feedlot, the carcasses are too wasty, and oftentimes the ribeyes are smaller than desired. [/QUOTE]
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