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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1671509" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>I would not castrate at birth. It adds a lot of hassel to check that often. Just gather them up once they have all dropped and get it done. I have not seen any studies that justified leaving bulls in tact to help with weight gain... and I looked... and looked again... because I dont like castrating... but it's nice once it is done. </p><p></p><p>You separate groups of different cattle or different stages for efficiency. They all have different requirements so some could be getting too much and others too little. Plus, it can help with tracking and record keeping of costs in a lot of cases. </p><p></p><p>Dont bank on the cows weaning their calves. You weaning age may vary year to year based on conditions.</p><p></p><p>A lot of this stuff is real easy when there is plenty of rain and grass and all is well. You will get by with a lot of things. Day in and day out it will be a lot easier to do it right. What you see as pessimism or disagreeing with some of your ideas is years of experience talking to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1671509, member: 6291"] I would not castrate at birth. It adds a lot of hassel to check that often. Just gather them up once they have all dropped and get it done. I have not seen any studies that justified leaving bulls in tact to help with weight gain... and I looked... and looked again... because I dont like castrating... but it's nice once it is done. You separate groups of different cattle or different stages for efficiency. They all have different requirements so some could be getting too much and others too little. Plus, it can help with tracking and record keeping of costs in a lot of cases. Dont bank on the cows weaning their calves. You weaning age may vary year to year based on conditions. A lot of this stuff is real easy when there is plenty of rain and grass and all is well. You will get by with a lot of things. Day in and day out it will be a lot easier to do it right. What you see as pessimism or disagreeing with some of your ideas is years of experience talking to you. [/QUOTE]
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