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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 414088" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>The shrink all depends on when the cattle are weighed. But, really all you want to do is compare your animals, so as long as they all have the same relative conditions before they are weighed you should be able to compare relatively well. On overnight stand animals, shrink can be up to 10%, although they figure the average is about 6-7%. Depends on the weather and on the cattle tempraments.</p><p></p><p>As for record keeping, you can buy a program for the computer, I personally use Ranch Manager, and I like it. You can use spreadsheets on the computer, or you can just use a booklet or binder. Use lined pages and just make columns for anything you want to keep track of. Or just get the little calving/herd management books from a vet or rural service centre. I make my own, because I want stuff that they don't include in the ready made ones.</p><p></p><p>The records can be as simple or as complex as you want. From as simple as Birthdate, sex and color, to as complex as BW, WW, Days of Age, ADG, herd index and so on. Most people keep records somewhere in between.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 414088, member: 2308"] The shrink all depends on when the cattle are weighed. But, really all you want to do is compare your animals, so as long as they all have the same relative conditions before they are weighed you should be able to compare relatively well. On overnight stand animals, shrink can be up to 10%, although they figure the average is about 6-7%. Depends on the weather and on the cattle tempraments. As for record keeping, you can buy a program for the computer, I personally use Ranch Manager, and I like it. You can use spreadsheets on the computer, or you can just use a booklet or binder. Use lined pages and just make columns for anything you want to keep track of. Or just get the little calving/herd management books from a vet or rural service centre. I make my own, because I want stuff that they don't include in the ready made ones. The records can be as simple or as complex as you want. From as simple as Birthdate, sex and color, to as complex as BW, WW, Days of Age, ADG, herd index and so on. Most people keep records somewhere in between. [/QUOTE]
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