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<blockquote data-quote="u4411clb" data-source="post: 1284516" data-attributes="member: 17248"><p>Fertility covers fleshing ability. A cow is not going to come in heat early or first unless she is in good condition early or first. Milking ability at least in the part of the south I am in is a two edged sword. A cow that milks too much is just as bad as a cow that milks too little. Fertility takes care of the cow that milks too much. Because if a cow milks too much for her inputs or environment it is not going to breed early or first. Fertility also covers being able to adapt to the grass in my case hot fescue. If a cow can't adapt then she is not going to breed early or first. Fertility generally covers health and feet issues as well because an early breeder is not going to have repeated feet issues or health problems. Fertility also covers calving ease for the most part. If you have a hard pull of a calf or a retained placenta that cow is usually not going to breed back early or first. </p><p></p><p>So imo yes in the commercial business where you don't get paid for one off's meaning you sell a half load or load at 550 lbs and anything over you are giving away for free fertility is the number 1 and number 2 and number 3 thing you look for. </p><p></p><p>And yes I do like Hereford bulls to be out of DOD Dams of Distinction and that helps to take care of all the issues I listed above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="u4411clb, post: 1284516, member: 17248"] Fertility covers fleshing ability. A cow is not going to come in heat early or first unless she is in good condition early or first. Milking ability at least in the part of the south I am in is a two edged sword. A cow that milks too much is just as bad as a cow that milks too little. Fertility takes care of the cow that milks too much. Because if a cow milks too much for her inputs or environment it is not going to breed early or first. Fertility also covers being able to adapt to the grass in my case hot fescue. If a cow can't adapt then she is not going to breed early or first. Fertility generally covers health and feet issues as well because an early breeder is not going to have repeated feet issues or health problems. Fertility also covers calving ease for the most part. If you have a hard pull of a calf or a retained placenta that cow is usually not going to breed back early or first. So imo yes in the commercial business where you don't get paid for one off's meaning you sell a half load or load at 550 lbs and anything over you are giving away for free fertility is the number 1 and number 2 and number 3 thing you look for. And yes I do like Hereford bulls to be out of DOD Dams of Distinction and that helps to take care of all the issues I listed above. [/QUOTE]
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