E-Mails to HI…about stature

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In my experience as a US dairyman the issues with stature today are more regionalized than worldwide. I am located in the Southeastern US. It’s unusual to see cows that are extremely tall unless they are part of a show-string. A large cow in our area will avg. 1600-1700 pounds at culling. Further north cows tend to be 4-6 inches taller and 2-300 po...

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