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<blockquote data-quote="smnherf" data-source="post: 1031654" data-attributes="member: 3235"><p>After reading this a few times the only thing that I can think of is that your definition of cow efficiency in relation to cow size is totally different than mine. When you start talking about being biologically more efficient, that, to me, means that one can gain more weight off a pound of feed than another and claiming larger cows are more efficient biologically simply isnt true and I have growsafe data on a couple hundred head that shows it. It also doesnt show that simply a smaller animal is more efficient either and neither are these super high volumed cattle, at least from a F/C standpoint. </p><p></p><p>The real reason that large cows arent as efficient in terms of calf weaned per amount of feed consumed is that the heavier cow needs more energy in order to maintain that weight. Just like a big house takes more energy to heat than a smaller house.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smnherf, post: 1031654, member: 3235"] After reading this a few times the only thing that I can think of is that your definition of cow efficiency in relation to cow size is totally different than mine. When you start talking about being biologically more efficient, that, to me, means that one can gain more weight off a pound of feed than another and claiming larger cows are more efficient biologically simply isnt true and I have growsafe data on a couple hundred head that shows it. It also doesnt show that simply a smaller animal is more efficient either and neither are these super high volumed cattle, at least from a F/C standpoint. The real reason that large cows arent as efficient in terms of calf weaned per amount of feed consumed is that the heavier cow needs more energy in order to maintain that weight. Just like a big house takes more energy to heat than a smaller house. [/QUOTE]
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