You've Got the Genetics, Now Let Them Work. | #22 | THAT RANCHING PODCAST

Can you really add 100 pounds to your calf weights at weaning? Daryl, Trevor, and Twain sit down to dig into the real numbers behind weaning weight gains — and lay out exactly what it takes to get there.They break down the two biggest drivers: rumen health and reproduction timing. When a cow digests better, she produces more milk — and higher quality milk, with up to 15% more butterfat going straight to the calf. When that same efficiency carries into the calf as it starts grazing, it compounds fast. Pair that with a tighter breeding window and calves conceived just one cycle earlier can hit the scale 60 pounds heavier by weaning day.They also take aim at creep feeding — why packing fat onto calves before weaning can actually work against you at the feedlot, and what frame growth looks like instead.Most ranches already have the genetics. This episode is about removing the roadblocks so those calves can finally show it.