SRBeef
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I was finishing some fencing yesterday and took a picture of one of my older cows and her calf as they walked by. This is one of my older but target 1200 lb cows and shows what a good calf even an older cow can raise. The calf is right about 525 lb should be a bit over 600 at weaning in about a month. She usually weans a calf at least 50% of her weight.
I also took a picture of before and after light fall rotational grazing of some spring 2009 planted clover. This field was soybeans last year. The clover is pretty mature and have not seen any sign of bloat. I just graze it lightly rather than forcing them to eat it to the ground so it keeps significant leaf area and will hopefully come back strong next spring.
Dun this reminds me of your one wire weaning photo. I would be tempted to try the one wire approach if I were here all the time to watch them. Jim
I also took a picture of before and after light fall rotational grazing of some spring 2009 planted clover. This field was soybeans last year. The clover is pretty mature and have not seen any sign of bloat. I just graze it lightly rather than forcing them to eat it to the ground so it keeps significant leaf area and will hopefully come back strong next spring.
Dun this reminds me of your one wire weaning photo. I would be tempted to try the one wire approach if I were here all the time to watch them. Jim