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Whats a low birthweight breed?
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<blockquote data-quote="bulldurham" data-source="post: 1255684" data-attributes="member: 23451"><p>You can assess all you need to know from that picture. She has adequate cover for her frame size which should suggest she's in optimum condition for her genetics. Throwing out an arbitrary weight or age is of no use without knowing the genetic potential of the animal. Those that commented prior to seeing the picture had to make some pretty big assumptions. 750 lb is huge for a 14 month old heifer if we're talking about cows that mature at 1000lbs. IF talking about cows that end up 12-1400lbs, then 750lbs is prolly average. For those with tonner donor cows, I'm sure a 750lb 14 month old heifer would seem small. With Brangus cattle coming in all types and sizes, it's imperative to know what 'type' we're commenting on. Or we could just stick to generalities and it might apply or it might not. </p><p></p><p>Yes, Registered cattle should have superior genetics relative to commercial cattle but seldom to never are their genetics superior 'enough' to compensate and outperform their crossbred counterparts who have expressed heterosis on their side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulldurham, post: 1255684, member: 23451"] You can assess all you need to know from that picture. She has adequate cover for her frame size which should suggest she's in optimum condition for her genetics. Throwing out an arbitrary weight or age is of no use without knowing the genetic potential of the animal. Those that commented prior to seeing the picture had to make some pretty big assumptions. 750 lb is huge for a 14 month old heifer if we're talking about cows that mature at 1000lbs. IF talking about cows that end up 12-1400lbs, then 750lbs is prolly average. For those with tonner donor cows, I'm sure a 750lb 14 month old heifer would seem small. With Brangus cattle coming in all types and sizes, it's imperative to know what 'type' we're commenting on. Or we could just stick to generalities and it might apply or it might not. Yes, Registered cattle should have superior genetics relative to commercial cattle but seldom to never are their genetics superior 'enough' to compensate and outperform their crossbred counterparts who have expressed heterosis on their side. [/QUOTE]
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