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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 527029" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>The pro's for keeping replacement heifers is that you know the heifer's mother, probably their father - depending on whether you AI or not - performance history on both, temperament of both, genetics of both, and can control who the heifer will be bred to. Con's to keeping replacement heifers is that you will have to carry them, and feed them for close to 2 years before they calve and contribute to the bottom line of your operation. I personally believe that the known factors outweigh the cost - if you purchase bred replacement heifers that are bred to the wrong bull, it can be a nightmare that results in lost calves, and possibly heifers as well - but that is just me. This is a decision you will have to make, based on your own operation, goals, and whether you can afford to raise replacements vs buying them already bred.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 527029, member: 539"] The pro's for keeping replacement heifers is that you know the heifer's mother, probably their father - depending on whether you AI or not - performance history on both, temperament of both, genetics of both, and can control who the heifer will be bred to. Con's to keeping replacement heifers is that you will have to carry them, and feed them for close to 2 years before they calve and contribute to the bottom line of your operation. I personally believe that the known factors outweigh the cost - if you purchase bred replacement heifers that are bred to the wrong bull, it can be a nightmare that results in lost calves, and possibly heifers as well - but that is just me. This is a decision you will have to make, based on your own operation, goals, and whether you can afford to raise replacements vs buying them already bred. [/QUOTE]
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