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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica06" data-source="post: 1031420" data-attributes="member: 5612"><p>I think capacity and rumen size depends a lot on how they are developed, too. If you just put them in with a feed bunk, their rumen is not going to get very big. However, develop them on grass or hay with a limited amount of supplement, and they will be a lot bigger middled. They won't all look as good, but you will be able to cull the ones that don't perform. That's what we did with this last group, and so far we are a LOT happier with them. So, decide what frame size/mature weight you like and develop them accordingly. Our smaller cows are typically our fleshier, better doing ones. </p><p></p><p>I've heard it said many times that you can move cattle north and west, but not south and east. Big rumens to better grass, vs. smaller rumens to worse grass. When we moved our cattle here from the Hill Country, we thought we could just throw them out on all of this lush, awesome grass and they would grow like weeds. The calves did NOT grow. At all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica06, post: 1031420, member: 5612"] I think capacity and rumen size depends a lot on how they are developed, too. If you just put them in with a feed bunk, their rumen is not going to get very big. However, develop them on grass or hay with a limited amount of supplement, and they will be a lot bigger middled. They won't all look as good, but you will be able to cull the ones that don't perform. That's what we did with this last group, and so far we are a LOT happier with them. So, decide what frame size/mature weight you like and develop them accordingly. Our smaller cows are typically our fleshier, better doing ones. I've heard it said many times that you can move cattle north and west, but not south and east. Big rumens to better grass, vs. smaller rumens to worse grass. When we moved our cattle here from the Hill Country, we thought we could just throw them out on all of this lush, awesome grass and they would grow like weeds. The calves did NOT grow. At all. [/QUOTE]
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