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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16553"><p>> You are too far past the target.</p><p>> Hold him off feed and water 12-24</p><p>> hours before weigh-in but he'll</p><p>> only shed 3-5%, until he fills up</p><p>> again. Starving him now would only</p><p>> make him look terrible and</p><p>> possibly make him sick. If he is</p><p>> finished to the proper degree you</p><p>> might win with a better steer that</p><p>> will yield higher than the smaller</p><p>> ones.</p><p></p><p>> Jason</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the information Jason. I have been told that it is possible to shrink a steer up to 100 to 150 lbs by managing feed and water during a 24-hour period. Seems like a lot to me and was wondering if this is even possible.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:j_chaplin@msn.com">j_chaplin@msn.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16553"] > You are too far past the target. > Hold him off feed and water 12-24 > hours before weigh-in but he'll > only shed 3-5%, until he fills up > again. Starving him now would only > make him look terrible and > possibly make him sick. If he is > finished to the proper degree you > might win with a better steer that > will yield higher than the smaller > ones. > Jason Thanks for the information Jason. I have been told that it is possible to shrink a steer up to 100 to 150 lbs by managing feed and water during a 24-hour period. Seems like a lot to me and was wondering if this is even possible. [email=j_chaplin@msn.com]j_chaplin@msn.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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