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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12555"><p>> Gentlemen:</p><p></p><p>> How can you make money</p><p>> supplementing your cows if they</p><p>> are all in good condition?! For</p><p>> all types of cattle, you have to</p><p>> feed according to their Body</p><p>> Condition Score! Overly fat or</p><p>> thin animals can suffer</p><p>> reproductively. When your cows are</p><p>> preparing to calve, they need to</p><p>> be carrying moderate condition. As</p><p>> they go through their lacation,</p><p>> they NEED TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT. If</p><p>> they don't, they're expending too</p><p>> much energy on theirself instead</p><p>> of where we want it, on that calf</p><p>> by her side. BCS is essential when</p><p>> it comes to feeding and you should</p><p>> group cattle according to their</p><p>> numeric score 1-9; 1 being deathly</p><p>> thin and 9 being so fat they can't</p><p>> move. Most cattlemen in the East</p><p>> want their cows to carry a little</p><p>> more condition as they approach</p><p>> calving than western ranchers, so</p><p>> a high 5/low 6 is about where we</p><p>> want them. Cattlemen from the west</p><p>> would call our 5 cows a 6 due to</p><p>> their theories of the ideal</p><p>> conditioning (thinner than ours).</p><p>> A score of high 4 on a cow would</p><p>> mean that she is showing a couple</p><p>> of her last ribs, instead of just</p><p>> being smooth down her side. If our</p><p>> cattle reach this point, we either</p><p>> wean early or start supplementing</p><p>> with soy hulls and corn glutten,</p><p>> which is readily available in our</p><p>> area. The cows need to make it on</p><p>> their own! You CAN NOT afford to</p><p>> feed energy supplements to fleshy</p><p>> cattle.</p><p></p><p>I agree with you when you say to use BCS. And you are right about the East and West thing. I went to an Exterion program and the instructors were calling a BCS of 5 when I would call it a 6. This was in Wisconsin and I am from Texas. However, I don't agree with you on the loosing weight, at least not right away. A cow that is loosing weight will not rebreed. She must be maintaining or gaining weight to breed.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sillco@compufort.com">sillco@compufort.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12555"] > Gentlemen: > How can you make money > supplementing your cows if they > are all in good condition?! For > all types of cattle, you have to > feed according to their Body > Condition Score! Overly fat or > thin animals can suffer > reproductively. When your cows are > preparing to calve, they need to > be carrying moderate condition. As > they go through their lacation, > they NEED TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT. If > they don't, they're expending too > much energy on theirself instead > of where we want it, on that calf > by her side. BCS is essential when > it comes to feeding and you should > group cattle according to their > numeric score 1-9; 1 being deathly > thin and 9 being so fat they can't > move. Most cattlemen in the East > want their cows to carry a little > more condition as they approach > calving than western ranchers, so > a high 5/low 6 is about where we > want them. Cattlemen from the west > would call our 5 cows a 6 due to > their theories of the ideal > conditioning (thinner than ours). > A score of high 4 on a cow would > mean that she is showing a couple > of her last ribs, instead of just > being smooth down her side. If our > cattle reach this point, we either > wean early or start supplementing > with soy hulls and corn glutten, > which is readily available in our > area. The cows need to make it on > their own! You CAN NOT afford to > feed energy supplements to fleshy > cattle. I agree with you when you say to use BCS. And you are right about the East and West thing. I went to an Exterion program and the instructors were calling a BCS of 5 when I would call it a 6. This was in Wisconsin and I am from Texas. However, I don't agree with you on the loosing weight, at least not right away. A cow that is loosing weight will not rebreed. She must be maintaining or gaining weight to breed. [email=sillco@compufort.com]sillco@compufort.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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