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Why would someone want a cow that is 1500lbs?
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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 32055" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Knowing what I do about Millenium now, I would only use him as a terminal sire. Bulls that mature as real heavy weights tend to have daughters that do the same. When you get to a certain point, what does all of that surplus cow size accomplish? Eat's more grass and maybe raises a slightly heavier calf. But is the heavier calf in proportion to the extra feed the cow needs just to maintain herself?</p><p>We sell at weaning and get paid on some calves at slaughter. What we need is fast growing calves that have good carcass' that will quality grade AND yield grade.</p><p>Maternal sires are a whole different can of worms. A moderate weight/frame bull is probably going to sire daughters that will also stay moderate and raise a good calf on less feed.</p><p>The bulls feed consumption is pretty academic to me since they all eat from the same LN2 supply and stay in their little silver corral. A 3000 lb bull eats the same as a 1800 lb bull and occupies the same space.</p><p>The majority of the bulls we use are pretty much double duty. They can sire both carcass and maternal. But we do have a couple that are strictly carcass bulls and they're bred to cows that either we don't really want to retain daughters from or we won't need to retain daughters from.</p><p>Last year we retained 2 heifers, this year it's looking like possibly 4/5 heifers. To keep the numbers down where they are easily handled, bearing in mind that this is now a money making hobby and no longer a livleyhood, we'll have to cull pretty deep next year. The really big cows will be the first to hit the bricks. They're good cows with a lot of good years and calves left, but they don't fit into the long range plans.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 32055, member: 34"] Knowing what I do about Millenium now, I would only use him as a terminal sire. Bulls that mature as real heavy weights tend to have daughters that do the same. When you get to a certain point, what does all of that surplus cow size accomplish? Eat's more grass and maybe raises a slightly heavier calf. But is the heavier calf in proportion to the extra feed the cow needs just to maintain herself? We sell at weaning and get paid on some calves at slaughter. What we need is fast growing calves that have good carcass' that will quality grade AND yield grade. Maternal sires are a whole different can of worms. A moderate weight/frame bull is probably going to sire daughters that will also stay moderate and raise a good calf on less feed. The bulls feed consumption is pretty academic to me since they all eat from the same LN2 supply and stay in their little silver corral. A 3000 lb bull eats the same as a 1800 lb bull and occupies the same space. The majority of the bulls we use are pretty much double duty. They can sire both carcass and maternal. But we do have a couple that are strictly carcass bulls and they're bred to cows that either we don't really want to retain daughters from or we won't need to retain daughters from. Last year we retained 2 heifers, this year it's looking like possibly 4/5 heifers. To keep the numbers down where they are easily handled, bearing in mind that this is now a money making hobby and no longer a livleyhood, we'll have to cull pretty deep next year. The really big cows will be the first to hit the bricks. They're good cows with a lot of good years and calves left, but they don't fit into the long range plans. dun [/QUOTE]
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