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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1814903" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>I know by the time I am weaning most of the cows I will be culling, although a few opens will be added after the preg check. I select the best heifers from the best cows at that time, and those are my replacements for the cows culled. I have occasionally bought heifers or pairs in the past, but in spite of those being carefully selected, most don't work out for one reason or another. It is pretty rare for my home grown replacements to not work, although it happens. My husband declared this year, after the disaster of our last cows brought in from a bred cow sale, we need to stick with raising our own. I simply have not been able to buy cattle that come close to the quality of my own replacements. I have raised their ancestors back for many generations, so I can pretty well predict how they will breed. In my opinion the female line is the most important and you won't know much about that when you buy your replacements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1814903, member: 9933"] I know by the time I am weaning most of the cows I will be culling, although a few opens will be added after the preg check. I select the best heifers from the best cows at that time, and those are my replacements for the cows culled. I have occasionally bought heifers or pairs in the past, but in spite of those being carefully selected, most don't work out for one reason or another. It is pretty rare for my home grown replacements to not work, although it happens. My husband declared this year, after the disaster of our last cows brought in from a bred cow sale, we need to stick with raising our own. I simply have not been able to buy cattle that come close to the quality of my own replacements. I have raised their ancestors back for many generations, so I can pretty well predict how they will breed. In my opinion the female line is the most important and you won't know much about that when you buy your replacements. [/QUOTE]
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