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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 596301" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I just went through the same situation. I have a very nice first calf cow (now about 32 months old) that had an excellent calf this spring. I put the bull in around July 4th and on Nov 1 the vet says she's "open" - the only one of the bunch. I have a not nearly as nice looking but similar age cow that also had a nice calf last spring that I was going to cull that I flip flopped on and retained since I need a certain number of calves next year.</p><p></p><p>What are the options for an open cow? As I compared them:</p><p></p><p>1 - hold her open and lose a complete year and calf plus expense of feeding her for 1-1/2 years before I (maybe) see another calf from her</p><p></p><p>2 - hope she gets bred now but will be 4-5 months out of sync with the rest of the herd, late weaning calf, late everything.</p><p></p><p>3 - sell her now (40 cents a pound?)</p><p></p><p>4 - sell her as bred cow in the spring - if she gets bred, if not now 38 month animal with no calf</p><p></p><p>5 - take her to the processor with the others and put her in the family freezer - 32 month is not bad beef so I'm told</p><p></p><p>6- figure the vet was wrong and cross your fingers come next April. Others were all 80-110 days pregnant.</p><p></p><p>My neighbor really likes this cow and said she probably aborted and suggested I give her another chance. She's been exposed to my bull continuously since early July....but no signs of heat I've seen.</p><p></p><p>It's not an easy call. Trying to run a business.</p><p></p><p>One of those things you make up your mind and follow through. We will make mistakes some times. Don't look back, concentrate on improving the others in your herd. jmho. Good Luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 596301, member: 7509"] I just went through the same situation. I have a very nice first calf cow (now about 32 months old) that had an excellent calf this spring. I put the bull in around July 4th and on Nov 1 the vet says she's "open" - the only one of the bunch. I have a not nearly as nice looking but similar age cow that also had a nice calf last spring that I was going to cull that I flip flopped on and retained since I need a certain number of calves next year. What are the options for an open cow? As I compared them: 1 - hold her open and lose a complete year and calf plus expense of feeding her for 1-1/2 years before I (maybe) see another calf from her 2 - hope she gets bred now but will be 4-5 months out of sync with the rest of the herd, late weaning calf, late everything. 3 - sell her now (40 cents a pound?) 4 - sell her as bred cow in the spring - if she gets bred, if not now 38 month animal with no calf 5 - take her to the processor with the others and put her in the family freezer - 32 month is not bad beef so I'm told 6- figure the vet was wrong and cross your fingers come next April. Others were all 80-110 days pregnant. My neighbor really likes this cow and said she probably aborted and suggested I give her another chance. She's been exposed to my bull continuously since early July....but no signs of heat I've seen. It's not an easy call. Trying to run a business. One of those things you make up your mind and follow through. We will make mistakes some times. Don't look back, concentrate on improving the others in your herd. jmho. Good Luck. [/QUOTE]
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