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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1552089" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Grit, I agree with your last post - except "ideal condition 4.5". At what point in a cows gestation is 4.5 ideal? At calving? At breeding? At weaning? Yes, I would agree, 4.5 "might" be a close norm on many farms at weaning. That's probably where my 2-yr olds and 3 yr olds might be at weaning.</p><p>You don't like to believe in research results, but a cow calving in a 4.5 BCS has more dystocia, has weaker calves, produces less milk and breed back time is slower.</p><p>Yeah, yeah, people can starve their cattle and get production out of them. But, how would those SAME cows perform in a better BCS? Wouldn't it more profitable?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1552089, member: 968"] Grit, I agree with your last post - except "ideal condition 4.5". At what point in a cows gestation is 4.5 ideal? At calving? At breeding? At weaning? Yes, I would agree, 4.5 "might" be a close norm on many farms at weaning. That's probably where my 2-yr olds and 3 yr olds might be at weaning. You don't like to believe in research results, but a cow calving in a 4.5 BCS has more dystocia, has weaker calves, produces less milk and breed back time is slower. Yeah, yeah, people can starve their cattle and get production out of them. But, how would those SAME cows perform in a better BCS? Wouldn't it more profitable? [/QUOTE]
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