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<blockquote data-quote="alexfarms" data-source="post: 1108068" data-attributes="member: 8677"><p>I got an email from a market consultant today. He claims 90% of today's US cow herd is 6 to 9 frame and only 10% is 3 to 5 frame. He suggests we need to increase the number of 3 to 5 frame cows to lessen cow maintenance. I recently sold a xbred recip cow and a registered cow. The registered cow was probably frame 5 and the recip probably 7. I'd say they were both high 5 bcs. The frame 5 cow weighed 1165 and the frame 7 cow 1205. Kind of made me think the frame 7 cow was hollow or something.</p><p></p><p>Do you really think that only 10% of the nations cow herd is 3 to 5 frame? When we talk about "optimum" cow size, should we select for frame or weight?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alexfarms, post: 1108068, member: 8677"] I got an email from a market consultant today. He claims 90% of today's US cow herd is 6 to 9 frame and only 10% is 3 to 5 frame. He suggests we need to increase the number of 3 to 5 frame cows to lessen cow maintenance. I recently sold a xbred recip cow and a registered cow. The registered cow was probably frame 5 and the recip probably 7. I'd say they were both high 5 bcs. The frame 5 cow weighed 1165 and the frame 7 cow 1205. Kind of made me think the frame 7 cow was hollow or something. Do you really think that only 10% of the nations cow herd is 3 to 5 frame? When we talk about "optimum" cow size, should we select for frame or weight? [/QUOTE]
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