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<blockquote data-quote="jscunn" data-source="post: 479398" data-attributes="member: 1257"><p>This got me to do some digging. We ran four contemporary groups last year, two on the east side (steers and heifers) and two on the west side. The cows were intermingled Hereford and Angus and all bred to Angus bulls. The only difference was the cows on the east side had more access to winter pasture. These are the averages for all the heifer calves on the place.</p><p></p><p> Black baldies</p><p>act. WW 600 </p><p>Age 201</p><p>Adjusted WW 611</p><p>Weaning Wt Ratio 98</p><p></p><p>Angus Heifers </p><p>act WW 586</p><p>Age 200</p><p>Adjusted WW 609</p><p>Weaning Wt Ratio 102</p><p></p><p>The ratio is different because there was not a 50/50 split on the cows between East and West. The Angus heifers adjusted higher due to age of dam adjustments. The steers were basically the same the was a larger split in the age difference but the BB steers weighed more and were older. Like I have said in the past Heterosis is not the end all be all, concentrate on quality no matter the color of the hide.</p><p></p><p> I can tell you right now what our replacement heifers will be next year, because those cows are that good. I can also tell you what the first load of baldie heifers to be sold will be, because their mommas are that good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jscunn, post: 479398, member: 1257"] This got me to do some digging. We ran four contemporary groups last year, two on the east side (steers and heifers) and two on the west side. The cows were intermingled Hereford and Angus and all bred to Angus bulls. The only difference was the cows on the east side had more access to winter pasture. These are the averages for all the heifer calves on the place. Black baldies act. WW 600 Age 201 Adjusted WW 611 Weaning Wt Ratio 98 Angus Heifers act WW 586 Age 200 Adjusted WW 609 Weaning Wt Ratio 102 The ratio is different because there was not a 50/50 split on the cows between East and West. The Angus heifers adjusted higher due to age of dam adjustments. The steers were basically the same the was a larger split in the age difference but the BB steers weighed more and were older. Like I have said in the past Heterosis is not the end all be all, concentrate on quality no matter the color of the hide. I can tell you right now what our replacement heifers will be next year, because those cows are that good. I can also tell you what the first load of baldie heifers to be sold will be, because their mommas are that good. [/QUOTE]
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