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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1674237" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>You are so right [USER=21382]@SmokinM[/USER] . I am sure that the cattle that [USER=12520]@Silver[/USER] and some of the Canada breeders have are real nice... but the color will kill a calf here..... if it ain't black, it is not "good enough" which is totally BS.... but a fact of life here. </p><p>No we don't wean a 700 # animal.... 450 -550 on average, all according to when we wean, the fall born calves will wean lighter than the spring born calves. And our market here works better for these 450-550 wts. Never could figure it out, but you learn to raise and sell what the market wants around here. </p><p>It is a little like the deer... Northern deer seem to be bigger than the southern deer harvested here. I think there is a difference in the animals systems, even the dna, for the animals acclimated to the northern temps and feed available, to the southern animals. Yes there are big animals here, but the more moderate ones seem to be more economical and do better than the larger ones that seem to do better in the more northern climates. Just like the brahma influenced breeds do better in the hotter temp areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1674237, member: 25884"] You are so right [USER=21382]@SmokinM[/USER] . I am sure that the cattle that [USER=12520]@Silver[/USER] and some of the Canada breeders have are real nice... but the color will kill a calf here..... if it ain't black, it is not "good enough" which is totally BS.... but a fact of life here. No we don't wean a 700 # animal.... 450 -550 on average, all according to when we wean, the fall born calves will wean lighter than the spring born calves. And our market here works better for these 450-550 wts. Never could figure it out, but you learn to raise and sell what the market wants around here. It is a little like the deer... Northern deer seem to be bigger than the southern deer harvested here. I think there is a difference in the animals systems, even the dna, for the animals acclimated to the northern temps and feed available, to the southern animals. Yes there are big animals here, but the more moderate ones seem to be more economical and do better than the larger ones that seem to do better in the more northern climates. Just like the brahma influenced breeds do better in the hotter temp areas. [/QUOTE]
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