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<blockquote data-quote="Chris H" data-source="post: 524739" data-attributes="member: 1974"><p>First off, whether the 1.8 feed conversion is entirely accurate or not, he still would most likely be an excellent converter of feed. I do have some questions, though.</p><p>First, was the weigh-in taken before the warm-up period, or before the actual 68 day test, or both times?</p><p>Second, did you have a long haul to get him to the test facility?</p><p>What I'm getting at is, what if he was shrunk due to hauling and stress of mixing with others? Would it be impossible to lose 75 lbs due to dehydration, then regain that weight as well as continue to gain due to growing? That could skew the numbers enough to put his feed conversion closer to what seems believable, although still excellent.</p><p></p><p>BTW, his combination of bloodlines would be useful in our breeding program, especially on some heifers we have out of one of our herdsires. PM me on the possiblity of buying semen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris H, post: 524739, member: 1974"] First off, whether the 1.8 feed conversion is entirely accurate or not, he still would most likely be an excellent converter of feed. I do have some questions, though. First, was the weigh-in taken before the warm-up period, or before the actual 68 day test, or both times? Second, did you have a long haul to get him to the test facility? What I'm getting at is, what if he was shrunk due to hauling and stress of mixing with others? Would it be impossible to lose 75 lbs due to dehydration, then regain that weight as well as continue to gain due to growing? That could skew the numbers enough to put his feed conversion closer to what seems believable, although still excellent. BTW, his combination of bloodlines would be useful in our breeding program, especially on some heifers we have out of one of our herdsires. PM me on the possiblity of buying semen. [/QUOTE]
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