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<blockquote data-quote="Till-Hill" data-source="post: 1513922" data-attributes="member: 16547"><p>In this area I would say that is false. I have wanted for the last 10 years just enough heifers to maintain our herd size. I have changed our heifer breeding scheme to AI once sexed Holstein then 3-4 days later I haul them to the beef bull.</p><p></p><p>I hope to achieve 60% conception with 90% chance of heifers so a 54% heifer crop out of our heifers. Cows about 90% get conventional Holstein semen for 2-3 services. Everyone 4th service and above get beef. 10% of questionable or poor cows get beef semen until culled. </p><p></p><p>Holstein heifers are not worth anything because nobody wants to feed them out. Freemartins won't even bring 50% of a same size steer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Till-Hill, post: 1513922, member: 16547"] In this area I would say that is false. I have wanted for the last 10 years just enough heifers to maintain our herd size. I have changed our heifer breeding scheme to AI once sexed Holstein then 3-4 days later I haul them to the beef bull. I hope to achieve 60% conception with 90% chance of heifers so a 54% heifer crop out of our heifers. Cows about 90% get conventional Holstein semen for 2-3 services. Everyone 4th service and above get beef. 10% of questionable or poor cows get beef semen until culled. Holstein heifers are not worth anything because nobody wants to feed them out. Freemartins won't even bring 50% of a same size steer. [/QUOTE]
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