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Calving: Syncronization or Spacing Out?
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16061"><p>Our alving seaso ended today (39 days) and my wife brought up an interesting point. For me it means no more concern about possible calving problems, a uniform calf crop and uniform mangagment for vaccinations, pasture, etc. For her it means no more babys to look forward to and watch as they progress through the various stages they pass through. Now she'll have to wait another year for the fun of watching new babys. Depending on marketing strategies, having a consistant group to market at once or being like the dog market where you have multiple litters a year to meet the requirements of a spread out or staggard demand. Or like the wife, just having the enjoyment of having babys around for more then a month or two each year. It all depends on what you are looking for and what works for you. Other then the difficulties of getting a cow to settle during the poor forage times of the year without maybe having to supplement, or getting a cow to settle during the extreme summer heat, or the awkwardness of AI breeding during the coldest months of the year, when you calf has no long term affect on the cows. As long as the calve every 11-12 months, they are doing ok</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> Thanks Frankie for your input!</p><p>> Yes, it does make sense. We're in</p><p>> Texas Panhandle--also hot and dry</p><p>> in summer. With your program,</p><p>> certainly makes sense that you</p><p>> have a "crop" of calves</p><p>> for your commercial cattle people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16061"] Our alving seaso ended today (39 days) and my wife brought up an interesting point. For me it means no more concern about possible calving problems, a uniform calf crop and uniform mangagment for vaccinations, pasture, etc. For her it means no more babys to look forward to and watch as they progress through the various stages they pass through. Now she'll have to wait another year for the fun of watching new babys. Depending on marketing strategies, having a consistant group to market at once or being like the dog market where you have multiple litters a year to meet the requirements of a spread out or staggard demand. Or like the wife, just having the enjoyment of having babys around for more then a month or two each year. It all depends on what you are looking for and what works for you. Other then the difficulties of getting a cow to settle during the poor forage times of the year without maybe having to supplement, or getting a cow to settle during the extreme summer heat, or the awkwardness of AI breeding during the coldest months of the year, when you calf has no long term affect on the cows. As long as the calve every 11-12 months, they are doing ok dun > Thanks Frankie for your input! > Yes, it does make sense. We're in > Texas Panhandle--also hot and dry > in summer. With your program, > certainly makes sense that you > have a "crop" of calves > for your commercial cattle people. [/QUOTE]
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