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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1473999" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I don't think your cows need to worry!!!!</p><p>Actually, the research shows the last trimester is the most important for the CALF. As long as the cow is not below like a 4.5 to 5 at calving, they should be fine. My cows (and I'm sure yours) are usually more in the 6 to 6.5 range, but, looking over the mature cows, I think they have lost some condition but nothing drastic. Not really worried about them, just curious to see what my BW do this year.</p><p>I castrate any bull over 100#, no matter what. I have a friend that has bought many females from me and uses every bull I use, so his herd is a mini Simme Valley. He only lives 1.5 hours away and he is always chastising me for cutting such great bulls saying it just because my cows are in such good condition (not that his are thin). I stick to cutting them. I cannot afford to talk a buyer into using a high BW bull and if they had ONE calving difficulty, it would be all my breeding program's fault. Not worth it. Reputation is EVERYTHING.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1473999, member: 968"] I don't think your cows need to worry!!!! Actually, the research shows the last trimester is the most important for the CALF. As long as the cow is not below like a 4.5 to 5 at calving, they should be fine. My cows (and I'm sure yours) are usually more in the 6 to 6.5 range, but, looking over the mature cows, I think they have lost some condition but nothing drastic. Not really worried about them, just curious to see what my BW do this year. I castrate any bull over 100#, no matter what. I have a friend that has bought many females from me and uses every bull I use, so his herd is a mini Simme Valley. He only lives 1.5 hours away and he is always chastising me for cutting such great bulls saying it just because my cows are in such good condition (not that his are thin). I stick to cutting them. I cannot afford to talk a buyer into using a high BW bull and if they had ONE calving difficulty, it would be all my breeding program's fault. Not worth it. Reputation is EVERYTHING. [/QUOTE]
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