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<blockquote data-quote="IL cow man" data-source="post: 873839" data-attributes="member: 16742"><p>In the long run economically it has always shown buying cows is cheaper than raising replacement heifers, but someone needs to raise them or we will have no cows. There could be an opportunity with good consistent F1's. We have an industry with huge variances in type of cows and that has to do with the cattle vary more from geographical needs. The swine and poultry industry is way ahead on animal consistency, but the environment the animals are in is much more static. I've bought bred heifers in semi load lots and it has been not a very good experience. They have calved fine, but the variance in the groups have been astronomical. Body confirmation, udder development, temperment(huge), breeding back, etc. The question is what value to pay for consistant quality F1's, because a producer should be rewarded. The other thing is the time to develop these base herds. There is sexed semen and proven maternal bulls so it can be done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IL cow man, post: 873839, member: 16742"] In the long run economically it has always shown buying cows is cheaper than raising replacement heifers, but someone needs to raise them or we will have no cows. There could be an opportunity with good consistent F1's. We have an industry with huge variances in type of cows and that has to do with the cattle vary more from geographical needs. The swine and poultry industry is way ahead on animal consistency, but the environment the animals are in is much more static. I've bought bred heifers in semi load lots and it has been not a very good experience. They have calved fine, but the variance in the groups have been astronomical. Body confirmation, udder development, temperment(huge), breeding back, etc. The question is what value to pay for consistant quality F1's, because a producer should be rewarded. The other thing is the time to develop these base herds. There is sexed semen and proven maternal bulls so it can be done. [/QUOTE]
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