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<blockquote data-quote="SmokinM" data-source="post: 1742704" data-attributes="member: 21382"><p>For me personally I think it really comes from ruthlessly culling cows. I have cows that always raise a good calf , I have cows that don't, that is regardless of the bulls used. Buy the best bull you can get your hands on but get rid of the bottom 20% or so of your momma's every year. This is where I am now is I need to be doing this. The guys on here you see with the nice consistent calves don't allow coasters to stay just because they have an udder and a calf.</p><p></p><p>Bulls provide genetic potential, momma and your management feed that potential. You can't feed a calf genetics but you can starve them out of them.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion, hopefully one of the guys that know what they are doing will be along shortly to set us straight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SmokinM, post: 1742704, member: 21382"] For me personally I think it really comes from ruthlessly culling cows. I have cows that always raise a good calf , I have cows that don’t, that is regardless of the bulls used. Buy the best bull you can get your hands on but get rid of the bottom 20% or so of your momma’s every year. This is where I am now is I need to be doing this. The guys on here you see with the nice consistent calves don‘t allow coasters to stay just because they have an udder and a calf. Bulls provide genetic potential, momma and your management feed that potential. You can‘t feed a calf genetics but you can starve them out of them. Just my opinion, hopefully one of the guys that know what they are doing will be along shortly to set us straight. [/QUOTE]
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