- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Smaller cattle just allow for finer "tuning" when it comes to adjusting stocking rate which allows more profit/acre to be obtainedI don’t really get this ,as my weaning weights and per animal weights increase my profitability has increased,weight always pays but that is just my experience.
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if the stocking rate per acre isn't adjusted upward to compensate then that doesn't happen, as there are no more calves per acre to be sold.
What I meant was that by selecting for bigger and bigger cattle, less cows per acre means less calves per acre 'generally' unless more multiple births result.
In a perfect world it wouldn't matter, but in a world where animals die it can, an extra calf or ten allows for losses, which affects how much we spend on insurances
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