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Which Cattle Breed Easily Birth Large Calves?
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<blockquote data-quote="WalnutCrest" data-source="post: 1488351" data-attributes="member: 21715"><p>1 - There is variation around that 1300 lb average. My mature cows range from 1150 to 1450. None are below a FS 3.75 and none are over a FS 5.5.</p><p></p><p>2 - 1300 lbs is not necessarily a big cow. Ours are thick and densely made...yet feminine. They're easy doers. Someone else's 1300 lb cow may be tall, lanky and hard-doing -- those are (by my way of thinking) are big (unprofitable) cows.</p><p></p><p>3 - While there is some correlation between absolute size and the ability to calve a big calf, it's more about pelvic structure and "want to". Some just don't want to ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnutCrest, post: 1488351, member: 21715"] 1 - There is variation around that 1300 lb average. My mature cows range from 1150 to 1450. None are below a FS 3.75 and none are over a FS 5.5. 2 - 1300 lbs is not necessarily a big cow. Ours are thick and densely made...yet feminine. They're easy doers. Someone else's 1300 lb cow may be tall, lanky and hard-doing -- those are (by my way of thinking) are big (unprofitable) cows. 3 - While there is some correlation between absolute size and the ability to calve a big calf, it's more about pelvic structure and "want to". Some just don't want to ... [/QUOTE]
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