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Weaned calf weight as a % of Mothers weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 808549" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I see what you mean. My mature cow weight target of 1200 may be a bit low - maybe they need to be 1300 or so. What it looks like to me is that the high growth, ww & yw do not necessarily mean a much larger mature size, just that they get there sooner.</p><p></p><p>If you think about people - there are kids that reach their mature size early in life and stay there. And there are kids who grow to the same mature size but more gradually.</p><p></p><p>I am not under delusions about "finishing" in 13 months. My steers, or some of them, may not be truly "finished" at 13 months by normal interpretations. However what I am finding is that even though they may not have as much visual marbling as they would at say 16 months off of a feedlot, the beef is very tasty and tender as a more marbled steer. I keep thinking about veal - younger, tender and little fat. Mine is not veal by any means but somewhere in between veal and a fully finished feedlot steer.</p><p></p><p>I am looking for a combination of genetics which can give me the early growth and early maturity. Using calf 205 day ww as a percent of cow wt at weaning is a means of getting to that goal.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 808549, member: 7509"] I see what you mean. My mature cow weight target of 1200 may be a bit low - maybe they need to be 1300 or so. What it looks like to me is that the high growth, ww & yw do not necessarily mean a much larger mature size, just that they get there sooner. If you think about people - there are kids that reach their mature size early in life and stay there. And there are kids who grow to the same mature size but more gradually. I am not under delusions about "finishing" in 13 months. My steers, or some of them, may not be truly "finished" at 13 months by normal interpretations. However what I am finding is that even though they may not have as much visual marbling as they would at say 16 months off of a feedlot, the beef is very tasty and tender as a more marbled steer. I keep thinking about veal - younger, tender and little fat. Mine is not veal by any means but somewhere in between veal and a fully finished feedlot steer. I am looking for a combination of genetics which can give me the early growth and early maturity. Using calf 205 day ww as a percent of cow wt at weaning is a means of getting to that goal. Jim [/QUOTE]
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