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<blockquote data-quote="Dega Moo" data-source="post: 1116814" data-attributes="member: 19930"><p>Nesi - not to be argumentative but I've not seen any well accepted study that makes that case. Using that logic then, if I had 1700 pound cows could I get 740,000 pounds of cattle on the same feed as 600 1100 pound cows? And then again, if I ran 2000 pound cows could I get 780,000 pounds of cows on the same feed? </p><p></p><p>Every nutritional guideline I've seen suggests specific amounts of dry matter feed based on the nutritional profile of the feed per hundred weight of the cow and not on a sliding scale based on cow size. As to management costs (tags, vacs, handling costs), you are correct for the most part although most vaccines are applied at a rate per cwt and theoretically would wash out. </p><p></p><p>Still the behemoth in the argument is the revenue that is not recognized because of the unaccounted for 36 cows. Even if it costs me $100 per cow per year for yardage, meds etc for each of the extra cows, that's a blip against revenue that isn't accounted.</p><p></p><p>You may be correct about BRG's intentions, but I really didn't read it that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dega Moo, post: 1116814, member: 19930"] Nesi - not to be argumentative but I've not seen any well accepted study that makes that case. Using that logic then, if I had 1700 pound cows could I get 740,000 pounds of cattle on the same feed as 600 1100 pound cows? And then again, if I ran 2000 pound cows could I get 780,000 pounds of cows on the same feed? Every nutritional guideline I've seen suggests specific amounts of dry matter feed based on the nutritional profile of the feed per hundred weight of the cow and not on a sliding scale based on cow size. As to management costs (tags, vacs, handling costs), you are correct for the most part although most vaccines are applied at a rate per cwt and theoretically would wash out. Still the behemoth in the argument is the revenue that is not recognized because of the unaccounted for 36 cows. Even if it costs me $100 per cow per year for yardage, meds etc for each of the extra cows, that's a blip against revenue that isn't accounted. You may be correct about BRG's intentions, but I really didn't read it that way. [/QUOTE]
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