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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 792381" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>A cow on irrigated fertilized pasture does not have to eat near as much as a cow scraping where you can only run a cow per 25 acres.</p><p>From the reports I have read there is nothing efficient about irrigating a pasture.</p><p>From my perspective efficiency may not mean the most efficient cow but rather the most efficient system in providing the consumer with what they want with the lowest input cost. An efficient cow is not only able to convert low quality feed/forage into beef but also maintain good fertility and health, while at the same time producing palatable meat.</p><p>More than likely most people will not observe how much their cattle graze during the summer. Most cattle, Brahman included, will graze through the night during the high heat of summer. This means you will see them lying around quite a bit during the day. This has nothing to do with efficiency. With out weighing and doing protein tests on every ounce consumed any opinion on efficiency can be nothing more than barn blind opinions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 792381, member: 5494"] A cow on irrigated fertilized pasture does not have to eat near as much as a cow scraping where you can only run a cow per 25 acres. From the reports I have read there is nothing efficient about irrigating a pasture. From my perspective efficiency may not mean the most efficient cow but rather the most efficient system in providing the consumer with what they want with the lowest input cost. An efficient cow is not only able to convert low quality feed/forage into beef but also maintain good fertility and health, while at the same time producing palatable meat. More than likely most people will not observe how much their cattle graze during the summer. Most cattle, Brahman included, will graze through the night during the high heat of summer. This means you will see them lying around quite a bit during the day. This has nothing to do with efficiency. With out weighing and doing protein tests on every ounce consumed any opinion on efficiency can be nothing more than barn blind opinions. [/QUOTE]
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