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cost of raising heifer to be bred vs buying bred cow
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<blockquote data-quote="MoGal" data-source="post: 705374" data-attributes="member: 1346"><p>I can't imagine anyone wanting their entire cow herd to be first calving heifers, however, if you insist on going this route, this would be my advice to you.</p><p>Get your 60 heifers (everyone is correct you've got to supplement these heifers to grow them out properly).</p><p>1) When these heifers get 1 year of age, have your vet do a reproductive breeding exam..... I think Dun has said he uses 160 cm as a reproductive tract score. My vet uses 150 as a guideline. This will help you to cull out the ones who would definitely have problems calving. Any heifer less than 150 cm must be sold. </p><p></p><p>2) In December, put your bull out with the remaining heifers. Pull him in 45 days and 45 days later have all the heifers preg checked.</p><p> Cull all heifers not bred.</p><p></p><p>3) Take the money from the sale of #1 and #2 and go buy bred short solid cows. Figure out what stage you need them in so they are calving around the same time as the heifers. Of course if you use the salebarn to purchase these cows some may be in late second or early second stage and you have no way of knowing that until they calve. Some of them would be calving later than the heifers.</p><p></p><p>Your "average" heifer will cycle at 14 months. Just because you wait doesn't mean it will be any easier for her to calve. You will still have some 1st calvers that may take 5 months to breed back after they calve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoGal, post: 705374, member: 1346"] I can't imagine anyone wanting their entire cow herd to be first calving heifers, however, if you insist on going this route, this would be my advice to you. Get your 60 heifers (everyone is correct you've got to supplement these heifers to grow them out properly). 1) When these heifers get 1 year of age, have your vet do a reproductive breeding exam..... I think Dun has said he uses 160 cm as a reproductive tract score. My vet uses 150 as a guideline. This will help you to cull out the ones who would definitely have problems calving. Any heifer less than 150 cm must be sold. 2) In December, put your bull out with the remaining heifers. Pull him in 45 days and 45 days later have all the heifers preg checked. Cull all heifers not bred. 3) Take the money from the sale of #1 and #2 and go buy bred short solid cows. Figure out what stage you need them in so they are calving around the same time as the heifers. Of course if you use the salebarn to purchase these cows some may be in late second or early second stage and you have no way of knowing that until they calve. Some of them would be calving later than the heifers. Your "average" heifer will cycle at 14 months. Just because you wait doesn't mean it will be any easier for her to calve. You will still have some 1st calvers that may take 5 months to breed back after they calve. [/QUOTE]
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