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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 571306" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>CPL -- I don't have a problem with the comment that most people breed to calve as 2 y/o's as I agree with that. 24 months, sometimes a bit younger in order to calve the heifers before the cow herd.</p><p></p><p>However, I wouldn't agree that breeding at 12 months is a "problem." It IS possible to have heifers big enough to breed as yearlings and do fine; neither stunted nor needing extra feed after calving. I'm talking about deliberate breeding, not accidental breeding. It's more common on dairies, as the sooner the heifer enters the milking herd the sooner she starts making money, but some beef folks do it too.</p><p></p><p>I expect my dairy and crossbred heifers to be big enough to breed as yearlings and be calving between 1100 and 1400lbs. Definitely doable and it doesn't break the bank either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 571306, member: 852"] CPL -- I don't have a problem with the comment that most people breed to calve as 2 y/o's as I agree with that. 24 months, sometimes a bit younger in order to calve the heifers before the cow herd. However, I wouldn't agree that breeding at 12 months is a "problem." It IS possible to have heifers big enough to breed as yearlings and do fine; neither stunted nor needing extra feed after calving. I'm talking about deliberate breeding, not accidental breeding. It's more common on dairies, as the sooner the heifer enters the milking herd the sooner she starts making money, but some beef folks do it too. I expect my dairy and crossbred heifers to be big enough to breed as yearlings and be calving between 1100 and 1400lbs. Definitely doable and it doesn't break the bank either. [/QUOTE]
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