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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 79826" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>No offense to those that creep, but personally there's no way we'd ever do it. I'd like to add that the only justifications I can see for creeping is that you have terribly poor pasture or inadequate milking cows (in which case sell the dud cows and consider running less head on your pasture) OR if you're trying to pack some extra weight onto calves for showing (some folks do practice this to give them an edge).</p><p></p><p>The job of the cows in our respective herds are to:</p><p>a) Breed every year (and on time)</p><p>b) Carry her calf to term</p><p>c) Deliver easily and mother the calf properly</p><p>d) Produce good quality and a high quanitity of milk (without blowing her udder structure)</p><p>e) Rebreed soon after exposure to the bulls</p><p>f) Convert grass efficiently enough to raise her calf with NO supplement beyond salt when in the pasture</p><p>g) Protect that calf from predators and bring her calf home fat in the fall</p><p></p><p>If a cow cannot meet the above expectations, she has no business being on the average commercial (and I dare say purebred operation).</p><p></p><p>Although it's redundant to state that we're in the cattle business to MAKE money and not spend more than absolutely neccesary (doubly so now that BSE has to all intents and purposes crippled our industry), money really is the bottom line.</p><p></p><p>Wouldn't you rather have the money spent on creep in your bank account or invested in cows that can raise their calves properly without a "feed crutch" (and yes, Virginia, our cows bring home cracking calves without creep feeding, as do everyone elses cattle that I personally know in this area, so I know it can be done)?</p><p></p><p>Remember folks, I'm not personally picking on those that creep feed... some folks just seem to love doing it. I'm simply questioning the financial reasoning behind the practice.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 79826, member: 220"] No offense to those that creep, but personally there's no way we'd ever do it. I'd like to add that the only justifications I can see for creeping is that you have terribly poor pasture or inadequate milking cows (in which case sell the dud cows and consider running less head on your pasture) OR if you're trying to pack some extra weight onto calves for showing (some folks do practice this to give them an edge). The job of the cows in our respective herds are to: a) Breed every year (and on time) b) Carry her calf to term c) Deliver easily and mother the calf properly d) Produce good quality and a high quanitity of milk (without blowing her udder structure) e) Rebreed soon after exposure to the bulls f) Convert grass efficiently enough to raise her calf with NO supplement beyond salt when in the pasture g) Protect that calf from predators and bring her calf home fat in the fall If a cow cannot meet the above expectations, she has no business being on the average commercial (and I dare say purebred operation). Although it's redundant to state that we're in the cattle business to MAKE money and not spend more than absolutely neccesary (doubly so now that BSE has to all intents and purposes crippled our industry), money really is the bottom line. Wouldn't you rather have the money spent on creep in your bank account or invested in cows that can raise their calves properly without a "feed crutch" (and yes, Virginia, our cows bring home cracking calves without creep feeding, as do everyone elses cattle that I personally know in this area, so I know it can be done)? Remember folks, I'm not personally picking on those that creep feed... some folks just seem to love doing it. I'm simply questioning the financial reasoning behind the practice. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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