Kent Powell
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Location : SW Kansas
 |  Subject: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY  Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:47 am | |
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Angus 62
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Join date : 2010-09-26
| | Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:15 am | |
| Right off hand Kent I would say that the ability to reach sexual maturity would be connected to cycling at a lower weight as a heifer. One of my biggesrt problems with the wonder genetics of today is how big and how much feed you have to put into a heifer to get her to cycle. | |
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df
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Join date : 2010-09-28
| | Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:35 pm | |
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Tom D
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Age : 45
Location : Michigan
| | Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:11 pm | |
| I really liked the conclusion:
No one breed or size category of cattle excels in all traits or is most efficient in all
environments. Any “one size fits all” approach will result in un-captured profit, and therefore
suboptimal efficiency. The question of efficiency needs to be discussed in the context of a
specific system, which requires careful analysis of the environment, market, and goals of that
system. | |
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Dylan Biggs
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Join date : 2011-03-07
| | Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:20 pm | |
| - Tom D wrote:
- I really liked the conclusion:
No one breed or size category of cattle excels in all traits or is most efficient in all
environments. Any “one size fits all” approach will result in un-captured profit, and therefore
suboptimal efficiency. The question of efficiency needs to be discussed in the context of a
specific system, which requires careful analysis of the environment, market, and goals of that
system. Context, context, context! Difficult to argue the last sentence, for sure. | |
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MKeeney
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| | Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:53 pm | |
| - MKeeney wrote:
- how many distinct foundation types should a Tru-Line system embrace and what true breeds most specifically represent those types?
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Mark Day
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Join date : 2010-09-24
Age : 58
Location : Russellville, Ohio
| | Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDING COW SIZE AND EFFICIENCY Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:41 am | |
| Everyone is so worried about cow efficiency but yet I have been in 3 local farm supply stores past week and no one had some temporary fencing items that I needed because they say no one does that around here so they can't sell those items. I know where to get it on the web but thought I would try to pick these things up locally and save some shipping. | |
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