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<blockquote data-quote="Beef11" data-source="post: 332564" data-attributes="member: 2705"><p>Is the enviroment up by you in that country up there in WA or are these cattle in Beautiful Idaho? If you really want to improve on the bottom line i would quit calving in September. You are running the highest nutrional requirements from 3rd trimester to 90 days postpartum which is when you are setup to feed? Move the calving date to where you can minimize the high requirement and processed feed overlap, watch as not to try and breed during stressful times though. I imagine the lease is about the cheapest feed you will find, and if you aren't trying to get more out of it than it can give it should work out nicely. I would personally set them up to calve so that i could get them AI'd once before they go to grass. Buy a dang good bull 5-10K range have him collected (it'll cost about 2 bucks a straw) and then i'd use a 2 shot/heat detect synchro programand AI everyone once. If your tech is any good you should get 60%+ to settle in the first week and only need 1/2 the bull power (saving on bull costs) and your breeding cost per calf will be very reasonable plus the added weight gain of all of the older calves and the better genetics associated with the good bull. The replacement costs will drop due to less open cows due to the higher number being bred early and promptly. </p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beef11, post: 332564, member: 2705"] Is the enviroment up by you in that country up there in WA or are these cattle in Beautiful Idaho? If you really want to improve on the bottom line i would quit calving in September. You are running the highest nutrional requirements from 3rd trimester to 90 days postpartum which is when you are setup to feed? Move the calving date to where you can minimize the high requirement and processed feed overlap, watch as not to try and breed during stressful times though. I imagine the lease is about the cheapest feed you will find, and if you aren't trying to get more out of it than it can give it should work out nicely. I would personally set them up to calve so that i could get them AI'd once before they go to grass. Buy a dang good bull 5-10K range have him collected (it'll cost about 2 bucks a straw) and then i'd use a 2 shot/heat detect synchro programand AI everyone once. If your tech is any good you should get 60%+ to settle in the first week and only need 1/2 the bull power (saving on bull costs) and your breeding cost per calf will be very reasonable plus the added weight gain of all of the older calves and the better genetics associated with the good bull. The replacement costs will drop due to less open cows due to the higher number being bred early and promptly. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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