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<blockquote data-quote="purecountry" data-source="post: 716097" data-attributes="member: 2306"><p>I typically will select for thickness and girth first, but I've come to realize in that last 10 years, through our connection with the retail side of the carcass, that length is critical also. A friend who has some meat shops in Calgary saw one of my herd bulls, whom I was very proud of, and he said he's too short coupled. I argued that he just appeared that way b/c of his girth. 4 calf crops later, and several dozen carcasses processed, and I can see that he was right. The bull needed a little more length, and it would've transmitted into several more pounds per carcass of high-dollar cuts. </p><p></p><p>We now strive to keep the thickness and girth, while achieving adequate length. Optimal word being - ADEQUATE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purecountry, post: 716097, member: 2306"] I typically will select for thickness and girth first, but I've come to realize in that last 10 years, through our connection with the retail side of the carcass, that length is critical also. A friend who has some meat shops in Calgary saw one of my herd bulls, whom I was very proud of, and he said he's too short coupled. I argued that he just appeared that way b/c of his girth. 4 calf crops later, and several dozen carcasses processed, and I can see that he was right. The bull needed a little more length, and it would've transmitted into several more pounds per carcass of high-dollar cuts. We now strive to keep the thickness and girth, while achieving adequate length. Optimal word being - ADEQUATE. [/QUOTE]
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