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Weighed my cattle his afternoon - calf % cow weights
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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 785147" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>SRBeef-</p><p></p><p>These are remarkably explicit results, and prove, once again, that smaller cows are more PROFITABLE than larger matrons! </p><p></p><p>[" edit: last November (2009) at weaning in Nov the 1360 lb cow weighed 1275 lb. Nov 2008 she weighed 1200. She is about 6 years old. So I agree that with less forage and in a Texas like environment she would come back down to the 1200 lb range."] </p><p></p><p>Just as an aside comment to this quote regarding the differences between "Texas Forage" and "Wisconsin-like Forages", - West Texas forages are "drier" plant genetics as opposed to that grown in higher rainfall areas, but, factually, contains a higher percentage nutritional value for the same volume forage. By extrapolation, the Total Digestible Nutrients does make a definitive result rather speculative. But that is a minor consideration in the overall results you have determined! You have done a fine job of testing and comparing!</p><p></p><p>The "Single Trait Selection" comment in a later post is certainly appropriate in this instance! It just proves, again, that this business requires a variety of thought processes in order to be successful!</p><p></p><p>Well Done!</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 785147, member: 1683"] SRBeef- These are remarkably explicit results, and prove, once again, that smaller cows are more PROFITABLE than larger matrons! [" edit: last November (2009) at weaning in Nov the 1360 lb cow weighed 1275 lb. Nov 2008 she weighed 1200. She is about 6 years old. So I agree that with less forage and in a Texas like environment she would come back down to the 1200 lb range."] Just as an aside comment to this quote regarding the differences between "Texas Forage" and "Wisconsin-like Forages", - West Texas forages are "drier" plant genetics as opposed to that grown in higher rainfall areas, but, factually, contains a higher percentage nutritional value for the same volume forage. By extrapolation, the Total Digestible Nutrients does make a definitive result rather speculative. But that is a minor consideration in the overall results you have determined! You have done a fine job of testing and comparing! The "Single Trait Selection" comment in a later post is certainly appropriate in this instance! It just proves, again, that this business requires a variety of thought processes in order to be successful! Well Done! DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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