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<blockquote data-quote="Willow Springs" data-source="post: 713977" data-attributes="member: 9002"><p>That's exactly right. I guess my point was more on the statement that small framed calves get docked; they are more likely to be docked as they get older and their age is more apparent, but as calves dockage is probably not going to happen.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the system that a commercial cattleman should be using. Breed moderate females and use terminal sires and hybrid vigour to get the growth. It does present some challenges in managing breeding systems when also trying to keep replacements, but is doable. As has been written in this thread; you also don't need 1500+ lb cows to get the right size of carcass for the packer. Most herds in NA could stand a lot of down sizing before they even came close to raising cattle that wouldn't hang a 550 lb carcass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willow Springs, post: 713977, member: 9002"] That's exactly right. I guess my point was more on the statement that small framed calves get docked; they are more likely to be docked as they get older and their age is more apparent, but as calves dockage is probably not going to happen. This is the system that a commercial cattleman should be using. Breed moderate females and use terminal sires and hybrid vigour to get the growth. It does present some challenges in managing breeding systems when also trying to keep replacements, but is doable. As has been written in this thread; you also don't need 1500+ lb cows to get the right size of carcass for the packer. Most herds in NA could stand a lot of down sizing before they even came close to raising cattle that wouldn't hang a 550 lb carcass. [/QUOTE]
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