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<blockquote data-quote="robert" data-source="post: 1066179" data-attributes="member: 9171"><p>You get what you select for, I don't worry too much about bw, there are several factors that contribute to calving ease, not least gestation length and the will of the heifer to lay down and push that calf out, obsessing over the weight of the calf if the heifer had it on her own without tearing herself up makes little sense. Naturally the cow will try and produce 5 to 7% of her bodyweight as deliverable calf so a 1000lb 2yo ought to be able to spit out a 60 to 70lb calf with ease, and another 7 or 10 lbs shouldn't kill her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robert, post: 1066179, member: 9171"] You get what you select for, I don't worry too much about bw, there are several factors that contribute to calving ease, not least gestation length and the will of the heifer to lay down and push that calf out, obsessing over the weight of the calf if the heifer had it on her own without tearing herself up makes little sense. Naturally the cow will try and produce 5 to 7% of her bodyweight as deliverable calf so a 1000lb 2yo ought to be able to spit out a 60 to 70lb calf with ease, and another 7 or 10 lbs shouldn't kill her. [/QUOTE]
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