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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16930"><p>> please advise</p><p></p><p>1)It will take about 10 to 14 days to wean a calf. 2) When you look at the importance of weight when you are being paid by the pound, I would think you would want to opomize the amount of pounds produced per acre or per cow exposed. If you maximatze the weight you may run into calving difficulties. Always keep a balance of the traits for which you are choosing with the other important traits like fertility, calving ease and growth. If you can produce a 400 to 500 pound calf now, push to improve the weaning weight to 500 to 600 pounds with equal or less cost. 3) The price paid per pound is adjusted by the weight of the calf. However the overall dollars received for a heavier calf may be more at sale time. Look at the bottom line, not the price per pound. Also consider to wean 45 days before sale time and vaccinate the calves and bunk break them for possible more return on the bottom line. However, you must adivertise the fact that you have done this or it will be for nothing. In today market anything will bring a good price, but in a different time one should consider addited value actitivies. Good luck</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sillco@compufort.com">sillco@compufort.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16930"] > please advise 1)It will take about 10 to 14 days to wean a calf. 2) When you look at the importance of weight when you are being paid by the pound, I would think you would want to opomize the amount of pounds produced per acre or per cow exposed. If you maximatze the weight you may run into calving difficulties. Always keep a balance of the traits for which you are choosing with the other important traits like fertility, calving ease and growth. If you can produce a 400 to 500 pound calf now, push to improve the weaning weight to 500 to 600 pounds with equal or less cost. 3) The price paid per pound is adjusted by the weight of the calf. However the overall dollars received for a heavier calf may be more at sale time. Look at the bottom line, not the price per pound. Also consider to wean 45 days before sale time and vaccinate the calves and bunk break them for possible more return on the bottom line. However, you must adivertise the fact that you have done this or it will be for nothing. In today market anything will bring a good price, but in a different time one should consider addited value actitivies. Good luck [email=sillco@compufort.com]sillco@compufort.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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