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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1708316" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p>No matter what color or breed of cattle chosen you can expect to be competing with the cattle genome to herd phenotyping element</p><p>as applied by The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative funded by the USDA <em> National Institute of Food and Agriculture.</em></p><p>Once this is established and in place it may be hard to sell to the major market unless your cattle have the proper genetic marker.</p><p></p><p>The above aside and realizing the possibility of heifers washing out of my program I would start with a 100 solid color red or black</p><p>1/2 blood Corriente heifers. I would AI them to the best 4-5 frame red angus bulls I could afford and turn them out with a red</p><p>angus bull of equal quality. Breed at 15 months for 60 days and figure anything above a 95 % calf crop as a bonus.</p><p>In any case one can figure on half being bulls with around 45 being heifers. <em> Retain all heifers born in the first 30 days</em> of the </p><p>calving period and market the rest including any of the original herd calving after 60 days in the calving period. Also sell any</p><p>cow that does not wean a live calf for any reason.</p><p></p><p>I would have them bred to calve when the ground temperature was just under 50 degrees. (mid to late April this latitude)</p><p>I would screen the bulls to insure they had low milk epd's as the calves will be born when grass is available and I consider</p><p>a high milking cow as a liability. Also I aim to have bred cows in around a 5 - 6 body condition at the time of calving.</p><p></p><p>As to feed I use rotational grazing and hay once a year. I will buy feed <em>in a drought</em> for the 1st 30 day cows and will, if forced,</p><p>market anything calving beyond that point. Admittedly it can take a lot of notches it the belt to accomplish this but in </p><p>the end when you succeed you will have cattle tougher than Mike Fink on a river boat and you can sleep like a baby during</p><p>the calving season. I would caution anyone: If what you are doing now is not working how can doubling down or doing</p><p>anything close result in anything but a disaster? Also realize that iron and oil are not required nutrients for grass so limit</p><p>the amount you allow to come between the sun and the ground. Finally in all cases, pray!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1708316, member: 40072"] No matter what color or breed of cattle chosen you can expect to be competing with the cattle genome to herd phenotyping element as applied by The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative funded by the USDA [I] National Institute of Food and Agriculture.[/I] Once this is established and in place it may be hard to sell to the major market unless your cattle have the proper genetic marker. The above aside and realizing the possibility of heifers washing out of my program I would start with a 100 solid color red or black 1/2 blood Corriente heifers. I would AI them to the best 4-5 frame red angus bulls I could afford and turn them out with a red angus bull of equal quality. Breed at 15 months for 60 days and figure anything above a 95 % calf crop as a bonus. In any case one can figure on half being bulls with around 45 being heifers. [I] Retain all heifers born in the first 30 days[/I] of the calving period and market the rest including any of the original herd calving after 60 days in the calving period. Also sell any cow that does not wean a live calf for any reason. I would have them bred to calve when the ground temperature was just under 50 degrees. (mid to late April this latitude) I would screen the bulls to insure they had low milk epd's as the calves will be born when grass is available and I consider a high milking cow as a liability. Also I aim to have bred cows in around a 5 - 6 body condition at the time of calving. As to feed I use rotational grazing and hay once a year. I will buy feed [I]in a drought[/I] for the 1st 30 day cows and will, if forced, market anything calving beyond that point. Admittedly it can take a lot of notches it the belt to accomplish this but in the end when you succeed you will have cattle tougher than Mike Fink on a river boat and you can sleep like a baby during the calving season. I would caution anyone: If what you are doing now is not working how can doubling down or doing anything close result in anything but a disaster? Also realize that iron and oil are not required nutrients for grass so limit the amount you allow to come between the sun and the ground. Finally in all cases, pray! [/QUOTE]
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