About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of increasing cow size in the U.S. and its advantages or disadvantages.

As the average cow size in the United States has increased over the past decades, is having a bigger cow advantageous? Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and Scott Stinnett discuss the size of cows, their offspring and diminishing marginal returns.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Stinnett

Guest: Travis Taylor

Topics covered

• cow size
• agriculture
• marginal returns
• livestock
• animal husbandry

Keywords

• cow size
• agriculture
• Colorado State University
• marginal returns
• livestock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado State University

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