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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 486068" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>We keep our own heifers for breeding. Might not be the most economical but we have our reasons.</p><p>You know what you have.</p><p>risk of bringing in disease is minimal.</p><p>to us these are the most important reasons "for us"</p><p>We bought bred heifers from a guy who we knew his herd health program to be like ours. Out of 25 blacks, who were suppose to have ease of calving by a black bull, two white calves emerged. 1 hard pulls requiring vet assistance, three bad shaped udders, and a pile of scours costing us alot. And interest on the loan.</p><p>The only good that came out of it was more gnetics to work with when keeping replacements later on.</p><p>3 in1 cows might have been better for us but then the disease factor comes in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 486068, member: 6198"] We keep our own heifers for breeding. Might not be the most economical but we have our reasons. You know what you have. risk of bringing in disease is minimal. to us these are the most important reasons "for us" We bought bred heifers from a guy who we knew his herd health program to be like ours. Out of 25 blacks, who were suppose to have ease of calving by a black bull, two white calves emerged. 1 hard pulls requiring vet assistance, three bad shaped udders, and a pile of scours costing us alot. And interest on the loan. The only good that came out of it was more gnetics to work with when keeping replacements later on. 3 in1 cows might have been better for us but then the disease factor comes in. [/QUOTE]
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