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<blockquote data-quote="CPL" data-source="post: 650838" data-attributes="member: 6346"><p>I think there's a difference between ok cattle and good cattle that are going to make the most profit. I think that's where Doc is making the comment.</p><p></p><p>Those heifers are not ideal by any means. Two years ago, I had a weanling heifer that would never eat any grain. All she had that winter was hay. Granted her genetics are probably better than these twos she did not look like that. </p><p></p><p>We should look for phenotypic traits in cattle that are bred on, not fed on. And yeah I'm sure that they will look better if you pumped them full of corn for the next few months, but each feed bag you buy is cutting into your profits. In my opinion, they'd barely make it in a commerical herd. And if they came out looking like this after every winter, eventually they will be the ones slow to breed back and would be culled anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPL, post: 650838, member: 6346"] I think there's a difference between ok cattle and good cattle that are going to make the most profit. I think that's where Doc is making the comment. Those heifers are not ideal by any means. Two years ago, I had a weanling heifer that would never eat any grain. All she had that winter was hay. Granted her genetics are probably better than these twos she did not look like that. We should look for phenotypic traits in cattle that are bred on, not fed on. And yeah I'm sure that they will look better if you pumped them full of corn for the next few months, but each feed bag you buy is cutting into your profits. In my opinion, they'd barely make it in a commerical herd. And if they came out looking like this after every winter, eventually they will be the ones slow to breed back and would be culled anyway. [/QUOTE]
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