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Culling your older Cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 1016184" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>As mentioned above, I would cull based on infertility, physical defects, and bad temperment, in that order.</p><p></p><p>After meeting those criteria, I would send a cow down the road after age 12 regardless. I base that on having quite a few cows coming out of the winter of '96-'97. After surviving that ordeal, some of my now coming 13 yr old cows simply laid down and gave it up. Most after calving, some before. </p><p></p><p> I have had cows reliably go to 16 or 17 in the past while still bringing in a decent calf in the fall, but those are exceptions to the rule, and the odds are stacked against them.</p><p></p><p>Your mileage may vary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 1016184, member: 14713"] As mentioned above, I would cull based on infertility, physical defects, and bad temperment, in that order. After meeting those criteria, I would send a cow down the road after age 12 regardless. I base that on having quite a few cows coming out of the winter of '96-'97. After surviving that ordeal, some of my now coming 13 yr old cows simply laid down and gave it up. Most after calving, some before. I have had cows reliably go to 16 or 17 in the past while still bringing in a decent calf in the fall, but those are exceptions to the rule, and the odds are stacked against them. Your mileage may vary. [/QUOTE]
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