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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1389194" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>Howdy all,</p><p>Here's my question. Have a couple cows that are proving to be hard breeders on AI (we don't have a clean-up bull nor ready access to one). They are grassfed registered Angus. One is was born April 2013 (has calved twice); the other was born July 2014 and has calved once. We will do a preg-check this Saturday, and if they didn't take this (third) time, they will likely be butchered. Hate to do it, as they both raised nice calves; the older one is my best-dispositioned cow. I'd also be fairly willing to bet they'd breed if put in with a bull, but no one around here is buying in the middle of winter. We gave them one more AI try than I maybe should've given, but almost none took on the first try this year, so I really had to think something was off with the semen or something. They were in good shape, on good minerals).</p><p></p><p>ANYWAY, my question is: given their age, are they likely just good for burger? I've heard the rule-of-thumb cutoff is about 2 years, but I know from some other threads that that is not a hard-and-fast rule. Maybe the 30 month-old might squeeze in under the wire?</p><p>Of course, there's also the fact that they are just on hay, haylage and Crystalyx (and Purina Wind and Rain minerals) now; I know that's not ideal either. If they'll make decent meat, we can probably find some takers, even just if it's burger but will have to adjust price....Any thoughts welcome, thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1389194, member: 20599"] Howdy all, Here's my question. Have a couple cows that are proving to be hard breeders on AI (we don't have a clean-up bull nor ready access to one). They are grassfed registered Angus. One is was born April 2013 (has calved twice); the other was born July 2014 and has calved once. We will do a preg-check this Saturday, and if they didn't take this (third) time, they will likely be butchered. Hate to do it, as they both raised nice calves; the older one is my best-dispositioned cow. I'd also be fairly willing to bet they'd breed if put in with a bull, but no one around here is buying in the middle of winter. We gave them one more AI try than I maybe should've given, but almost none took on the first try this year, so I really had to think something was off with the semen or something. They were in good shape, on good minerals). ANYWAY, my question is: given their age, are they likely just good for burger? I've heard the rule-of-thumb cutoff is about 2 years, but I know from some other threads that that is not a hard-and-fast rule. Maybe the 30 month-old might squeeze in under the wire? Of course, there's also the fact that they are just on hay, haylage and Crystalyx (and Purina Wind and Rain minerals) now; I know that's not ideal either. If they'll make decent meat, we can probably find some takers, even just if it's burger but will have to adjust price....Any thoughts welcome, thanks! [/QUOTE]
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