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What age do they stop growing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 712288" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>Ok, the typical textbook answer is that the bovine continues too grow until it is ~50 months old. Cattlemen LIKE to breed heifers at 15 months old too maximize the number of calves out of her in her lifetime; <strong>BUT</strong> to do that (without killing the heifer) the general rule of thumb is that the heifer needs to be at least 60% of their mature weight (some research indicates that today's bigger heavier cattle would be better at 55% but that is an academic debate). Now what will her mature weight be? We had some 730 lb cows here in the 70s on the one extreme. Other folks have 1900 lb moma cows on the other extreme. Most are 1000 too 1500 lbs. Over the internet, even if I had a picture I can't begin too guess what your heifer will weigh when she is grown. Your vet has seen her. He is in far better position too make that call. Since she is a pet, I see no reason too breed her before she is 27 months old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 712288, member: 7645"] Ok, the typical textbook answer is that the bovine continues too grow until it is ~50 months old. Cattlemen LIKE to breed heifers at 15 months old too maximize the number of calves out of her in her lifetime; [b]BUT[/b] to do that (without killing the heifer) the general rule of thumb is that the heifer needs to be at least 60% of their mature weight (some research indicates that today's bigger heavier cattle would be better at 55% but that is an academic debate). Now what will her mature weight be? We had some 730 lb cows here in the 70s on the one extreme. Other folks have 1900 lb moma cows on the other extreme. Most are 1000 too 1500 lbs. Over the internet, even if I had a picture I can't begin too guess what your heifer will weigh when she is grown. Your vet has seen her. He is in far better position too make that call. Since she is a pet, I see no reason too breed her before she is 27 months old. [/QUOTE]
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