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<blockquote data-quote="J+ Cattle" data-source="post: 666547" data-attributes="member: 4063"><p>SRBeef, I think that you are not getting the best evaluation of your cows performance because your calves are from different bulls. Before you make any rash decisions and cull some of your cows give them a chance to prove themselves on a level playing field. If all of your calves that you are comparing are from the same bull then the cows can be given a ranking in their performance. As for culling your "best looking" cows, I recall you stated your goal was to produce the most beef, not take them to the county fair to be judged. Culling should be based on performance, which cows are producing the best offspring? The ones that are growing the best under your management conditions and reach a saleable weight in a reasonable amount of time with the least amount of inputs. Since you have a small operation it should be possible to rank all of your cows in terms of performance, track the amount of profit returned by each cow/calf pair based on the amount of time on the farm, inputs, weight, reproduction, etc. Then cull from the bottom of the ranking list and keep heifers from the best producers at the top of the list.</p><p></p><p>J+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J+ Cattle, post: 666547, member: 4063"] SRBeef, I think that you are not getting the best evaluation of your cows performance because your calves are from different bulls. Before you make any rash decisions and cull some of your cows give them a chance to prove themselves on a level playing field. If all of your calves that you are comparing are from the same bull then the cows can be given a ranking in their performance. As for culling your "best looking" cows, I recall you stated your goal was to produce the most beef, not take them to the county fair to be judged. Culling should be based on performance, which cows are producing the best offspring? The ones that are growing the best under your management conditions and reach a saleable weight in a reasonable amount of time with the least amount of inputs. Since you have a small operation it should be possible to rank all of your cows in terms of performance, track the amount of profit returned by each cow/calf pair based on the amount of time on the farm, inputs, weight, reproduction, etc. Then cull from the bottom of the ranking list and keep heifers from the best producers at the top of the list. J+ [/QUOTE]
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