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The 8 Most Common Genetic Mistakes Made by Cow/Calf Producer
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<blockquote data-quote="u4411clb" data-source="post: 1139354" data-attributes="member: 17248"><p>Never denied you your right to your opinion. I don't think that picking for any individual epd solely is ever a good idea. I was suggesting that if a feed lot is buying your calves or they are being bought to go to the feedlot or if you are retaining ownership and that is the how you are getting your money then $B and $F is one of the higher valued epds. That person only cares about how they will put on weight and what kind of weight they will put on once in the feedlot. Not milk, not bw or calving ease which I know as a cow calf mean allot but we should never lose sight that to the person buying our calves paying us those other epds mean nothing. And so $B should be high on our list as a criteria but not picked for exclusively. But just like you have heard people say they are choosing for $B and suggest they are headed for a train wreck. I have also heard people say that it is their job to get a calf to weaning or to the sale barn and after that what it does is not their problem and I think those people are headed for a trainwreck as well. If they have to stand behind their calves and put their name to them. Like I said the guy going to salebarn with a few here and there really never have to put their name to them. But I call buyers personally when I take my calves to sale barn because they have asked me to and they bid on my cattle based on what they have done and what they feel like they will do and so my name and reputation go with each load. And they have never asked me about birthweight or calving ease or milk or fertility or all of those things important to cow calf producers but they have asked about $B and $F on our bulls. But I am just disagreeing with you not insulting your cows or knowledge. I have seen pics of your bulls and cows they look very good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="u4411clb, post: 1139354, member: 17248"] Never denied you your right to your opinion. I don't think that picking for any individual epd solely is ever a good idea. I was suggesting that if a feed lot is buying your calves or they are being bought to go to the feedlot or if you are retaining ownership and that is the how you are getting your money then $B and $F is one of the higher valued epds. That person only cares about how they will put on weight and what kind of weight they will put on once in the feedlot. Not milk, not bw or calving ease which I know as a cow calf mean allot but we should never lose sight that to the person buying our calves paying us those other epds mean nothing. And so $B should be high on our list as a criteria but not picked for exclusively. But just like you have heard people say they are choosing for $B and suggest they are headed for a train wreck. I have also heard people say that it is their job to get a calf to weaning or to the sale barn and after that what it does is not their problem and I think those people are headed for a trainwreck as well. If they have to stand behind their calves and put their name to them. Like I said the guy going to salebarn with a few here and there really never have to put their name to them. But I call buyers personally when I take my calves to sale barn because they have asked me to and they bid on my cattle based on what they have done and what they feel like they will do and so my name and reputation go with each load. And they have never asked me about birthweight or calving ease or milk or fertility or all of those things important to cow calf producers but they have asked about $B and $F on our bulls. But I am just disagreeing with you not insulting your cows or knowledge. I have seen pics of your bulls and cows they look very good. [/QUOTE]
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