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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1404635" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>I bought a lot of cows back in 2008-2010 and the remainder is 10+ years old. I calve on grass and seldom start a calf, so I choose to cull a couple per year due to teats or udder. Perhaps 2 to 3% of the overall herd per year. These were usually SH crosses with bottle teats or heavy milking continental cross cows with big bags - - not Herefords.</p><p></p><p>I have fewer functional problems with retained heifers. None for teats and less than 2% per year culled for udders at this point. A few start breaking down at about 7 or 8 years old. The hobby guys will buy this kind bred and then baby them, so there is no need to take a chance on calving them out in the bush.</p><p></p><p>I looked at my current cull list - 70% for age, 20% for udder, 10% for feet. So I need to focus on finding bulls with better teeth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1404635, member: 1715"] I bought a lot of cows back in 2008-2010 and the remainder is 10+ years old. I calve on grass and seldom start a calf, so I choose to cull a couple per year due to teats or udder. Perhaps 2 to 3% of the overall herd per year. These were usually SH crosses with bottle teats or heavy milking continental cross cows with big bags - - not Herefords. I have fewer functional problems with retained heifers. None for teats and less than 2% per year culled for udders at this point. A few start breaking down at about 7 or 8 years old. The hobby guys will buy this kind bred and then baby them, so there is no need to take a chance on calving them out in the bush. I looked at my current cull list - 70% for age, 20% for udder, 10% for feet. So I need to focus on finding bulls with better teeth! [/QUOTE]
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