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<blockquote data-quote="Backbone Ranch" data-source="post: 1098220" data-attributes="member: 20754"><p>I know that, but you don't get much meat at all from the legs. What I meant was that, a cow who is a slightly smaller frame with short legs in comparison to the rest of her body is more efficient than a cow who is frame score 7. They will require less feed and maintenance throughout the winter. Let me give you an example. We got our cows into the corals a full day before they were weaned. We fed 16 bred lactating cows, 17 8 month old calves, 2 dry cows, 1 bred heifer, and 4 open heifers 10 60 lbs square bales of hay per day. Our neighbor is just getting started with cattle. He has a total of five dry Brangus x Hereford cows and he fed them 4 bales of hay per day. Both groups of cows maintained their weight, but our group ate less to maintain their weight. Judging the different groups phenotypically, our cows were smaller in frame with big bodies and short legs compared the much larger Brangus x Hereford cattle. Judging off these numbers, one could conclude that a smaller frame cow with a deep body and short legs is more efficient than a much larger cow with a different phenotype.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Backbone Ranch, post: 1098220, member: 20754"] I know that, but you don't get much meat at all from the legs. What I meant was that, a cow who is a slightly smaller frame with short legs in comparison to the rest of her body is more efficient than a cow who is frame score 7. They will require less feed and maintenance throughout the winter. Let me give you an example. We got our cows into the corals a full day before they were weaned. We fed 16 bred lactating cows, 17 8 month old calves, 2 dry cows, 1 bred heifer, and 4 open heifers 10 60 lbs square bales of hay per day. Our neighbor is just getting started with cattle. He has a total of five dry Brangus x Hereford cows and he fed them 4 bales of hay per day. Both groups of cows maintained their weight, but our group ate less to maintain their weight. Judging the different groups phenotypically, our cows were smaller in frame with big bodies and short legs compared the much larger Brangus x Hereford cattle. Judging off these numbers, one could conclude that a smaller frame cow with a deep body and short legs is more efficient than a much larger cow with a different phenotype. [/QUOTE]
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