Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Need advice on Culling older cattle - what to look for
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 690828" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>One year is not difinitive. Without good records of what each animal has produced in past years, and how their offspring performed your culling decision can easily be skewed by conditions, illness, lack of nutrition, bullying by herdmates, what they were bred to if you AI, etc. - it is not all on the cow, the bull also contributes. You need to start keeping track of birth weights, weaning weights, past performance of the calves, forage conditions, vaccinations, when they were wormed, etc. That way you will know exactly what is going on in your herd, and can make an intelligent, informed decision on who to cull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 690828, member: 539"] One year is not difinitive. Without good records of what each animal has produced in past years, and how their offspring performed your culling decision can easily be skewed by conditions, illness, lack of nutrition, bullying by herdmates, what they were bred to if you AI, etc. - it is not all on the cow, the bull also contributes. You need to start keeping track of birth weights, weaning weights, past performance of the calves, forage conditions, vaccinations, when they were wormed, etc. That way you will know exactly what is going on in your herd, and can make an intelligent, informed decision on who to cull. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Need advice on Culling older cattle - what to look for
Top