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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 795537" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>It's in the genes. There is no 100% correlation between BW and WW or YW. Some small calves at birth will grow steady and well stright through slaughter or maturity. Some will grow like crazy to weaning then slow down, others will wean light then grow like weeds. Our old bull (with the exception of one cow) had a BW avg around 55-60 pounds but his calves weaned in the middle to the top of all of the calves, they slaughter at about the same weight as others but a month or 2 earlier. But the cow also has influence on that, both from the milk standpoint and the genetics.</p><p>If you look at EPD for proven bulls you will see the trend of what to expect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 795537, member: 34"] It's in the genes. There is no 100% correlation between BW and WW or YW. Some small calves at birth will grow steady and well stright through slaughter or maturity. Some will grow like crazy to weaning then slow down, others will wean light then grow like weeds. Our old bull (with the exception of one cow) had a BW avg around 55-60 pounds but his calves weaned in the middle to the top of all of the calves, they slaughter at about the same weight as others but a month or 2 earlier. But the cow also has influence on that, both from the milk standpoint and the genetics. If you look at EPD for proven bulls you will see the trend of what to expect. [/QUOTE]
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