Tod Dague
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Why do you questioned the frame score? Was the cow that you have out of a small framed cow?
Do you consider him to be a monster bull because of his size or because of his EPD's?
Please don't take any of this wrong but I was alittle confused by your post. You seemed to be fairly pleased with his dtr (could use a little less milk) but you don't know why anyone would want a monster bull like he turned out to be.
Tod
Do you consider him to be a monster bull because of his size or because of his EPD's?
Please don't take any of this wrong but I was alittle confused by your post. You seemed to be fairly pleased with his dtr (could use a little less milk) but you don't know why anyone would want a monster bull like he turned out to be.
Tod
dun":1zgj8379 said:That would be one way. Another would be a cow and bull combination that have moderate frame but high post yearling growth. But why would anyone want a monster bull like he has turned out to be? When we got this cow his YW was much lower then they are today.
I also sort of question his FS of 6.2. I've found that FS measurments and BCS can vary a great deal from one person to anothers measurments. I know that 58 inches should be 58 inches, but depending on how the cow stands you can get an inch or probably even 2 difference one way or another.
We took FS measuremnts this spring, when you're running them through quickly it's pretty hard to be consistant.
dun
ollie":1zgj8379 said:So in answer to the topic those that want to raise Bulls Like millenium use 1500 pound cows.dun":1zgj8379 said:She isn't the heavy weight, but she's close. Her normal weight is around 1200 when she's feeding a calf, this year it's 1610. Too much good quality grass.
But she is one of the normal size cows, FS 6, but deep, long, and wide with a huge butt.
That's part of the reason that FS is more valid then weight. Conditions can vary so much. We have a mature FS 4.5 that weighs 1450 lbs this year a 4 year old FS 4.5 that weighs 1336.
According the the standard BIF FS chart a mature FS 6 female should weigh 1295 at BCS of 5.
dun
ollie":1zgj8379 said:Dun, email Kirby and ask what the mother of millenium So weighed. I bet more than 1200. There is a difference between good cows weighing 1200 and sorry big cows weighing 1200. If they are like the ones you posted it dosn't take a very big cow to weigh alot.