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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 615279" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>It's been my experience that you can make some phenotypic decisions at younger ages, but you really can't make a good judgement on what kind of brood cow a heifer will make until she calves the first time. You'll find that some of your best brood cows will have had average or even sub-average performance from growth until yearling. And you'll find that some of your star performers as calves turn into average or sub-average brood cows.</p><p></p><p>Cull the obvious ones early, but keep as many as you can until first calving. You have much more information - on calving ease, mature size and phenotype, fertility, and milking ability - at that time.</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 615279, member: 3972"] It's been my experience that you can make some phenotypic decisions at younger ages, but you really can't make a good judgement on what kind of brood cow a heifer will make until she calves the first time. You'll find that some of your best brood cows will have had average or even sub-average performance from growth until yearling. And you'll find that some of your star performers as calves turn into average or sub-average brood cows. Cull the obvious ones early, but keep as many as you can until first calving. You have much more information - on calving ease, mature size and phenotype, fertility, and milking ability - at that time. George [/QUOTE]
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