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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16485"><p>Thanx dun. If wean weights go up it will be an added bonus. The driving force behind the watering change was to keep the manure in the pastures. One of the farms is in the local city drinking water supply watershed. I think the cows are utilizing the pastures better on those two farms.</p><p></p><p>pat</p><p></p><p>> Several years ago on the other</p><p>> farm we did the same thing. Now(on</p><p>> that farm) the maximum the cows</p><p>> are from water is 500 feet. We try</p><p>> to keep it at about that or maybe</p><p>> a little more on this farm, but</p><p>> only during breeding season. We</p><p>> water them in one place where we</p><p>> have the alleys and chute set up</p><p>> so that we can run them in the</p><p>> chute to breed if needed. As soon</p><p>> as we're done breeding we'll start</p><p>> using other pastures with water</p><p>> centrally located in each paddock</p><p>> or group of paddocks. Our weaning</p><p>> weights wet up substantially but</p><p>> we had made so many other changes</p><p>> at the same time that it's hard to</p><p>> pinpoint each contribution. One</p><p>> thing we did notice is that when</p><p>> water is more local to the cows</p><p>> that they come up to water as</p><p>> singles or ones and twos instead</p><p>> of the whole herd at one time.</p><p>> That allows you to have smaller</p><p>> water sources and less water</p><p>> volume required.</p><p></p><p>> dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16485"] Thanx dun. If wean weights go up it will be an added bonus. The driving force behind the watering change was to keep the manure in the pastures. One of the farms is in the local city drinking water supply watershed. I think the cows are utilizing the pastures better on those two farms. pat > Several years ago on the other > farm we did the same thing. Now(on > that farm) the maximum the cows > are from water is 500 feet. We try > to keep it at about that or maybe > a little more on this farm, but > only during breeding season. We > water them in one place where we > have the alleys and chute set up > so that we can run them in the > chute to breed if needed. As soon > as we're done breeding we'll start > using other pastures with water > centrally located in each paddock > or group of paddocks. Our weaning > weights wet up substantially but > we had made so many other changes > at the same time that it's hard to > pinpoint each contribution. One > thing we did notice is that when > water is more local to the cows > that they come up to water as > singles or ones and twos instead > of the whole herd at one time. > That allows you to have smaller > water sources and less water > volume required. > dun [/QUOTE]
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