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<blockquote data-quote="Bigfoot" data-source="post: 1571451" data-attributes="member: 17956"><p>Culling is one of those things, that just has to happen. I also believe it's more costly, than many give it credit for. You take a heifer born on your place, and you've gotten 2 calves out of her, and they were both duds.........That's a huge expense. I mean it's off the charts. Then you've probably got 10% of your cow herd that actually presents a reason to be culled: lost calf, old age, slow breeder. The list goes on and on. It puts the temptation on ya to let that middle aged cow with an average calf keep on trucking. You say well, she brought one to the weaning pen, might as well keep her. Then, that even gets expensive, if you could have fed another one in her place, that could wean a hundred pound bigger calf. </p><p></p><p>I identified culling or maybe more specifically the need to cull as one of my biggest expenses years ago. It's why I like a little ear on my cows. People always say where you live, that's crazy. I personally think not. They are the ones that dodge the bullet the longest, thus lowering that expense. </p><p></p><p>Feed will always be your biggest expense. I believe that hidden cost of culling is right up there with it. Almost an opportunity cost. You tied up a bunch of resources on a cow that didn't make it, or tolerated a cow that was barely making it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigfoot, post: 1571451, member: 17956"] Culling is one of those things, that just has to happen. I also believe it’s more costly, than many give it credit for. You take a heifer born on your place, and you’ve gotten 2 calves out of her, and they were both duds.........That’s a huge expense. I mean it’s off the charts. Then you’ve probably got 10% of your cow herd that actually presents a reason to be culled: lost calf, old age, slow breeder. The list goes on and on. It puts the temptation on ya to let that middle aged cow with an average calf keep on trucking. You say well, she brought one to the weaning pen, might as well keep her. Then, that even gets expensive, if you could have fed another one in her place, that could wean a hundred pound bigger calf. I identified culling or maybe more specifically the need to cull as one of my biggest expenses years ago. It’s why I like a little ear on my cows. People always say where you live, that’s crazy. I personally think not. They are the ones that dodge the bullet the longest, thus lowering that expense. Feed will always be your biggest expense. I believe that hidden cost of culling is right up there with it. Almost an opportunity cost. You tied up a bunch of resources on a cow that didn’t make it, or tolerated a cow that was barely making it. [/QUOTE]
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