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Optimum age to breed heifers ??
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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 914928" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>As I've posted, had one calve a 73 pounder at 15 months of age last year. Though it was not good, with a hard pull, my idea of risk has changed. I used to worry about some I've bred at a year of age (no problems with small bulls).</p><p></p><p>Of course it all depends on the heifer and the bull. If a calving ease bull, no reason can't breed at 15 months. And obviously most people want the same calving season every year, so need to breed by 15 months ( 15 months plus 9 months = 24 months) to keep them the same schedule as the cow herd.</p><p></p><p>If you keep heifers, and always breed them to calve more than two years from when they were born, you will keep pushing your calving season back.</p><p></p><p>Also questionable economics to delay breeding, as the heifer isn't earning anything until she sells a calf. And some heifers can get too fat, if on good feed, if they aren't making or feeding a baby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 914928, member: 8265"] As I've posted, had one calve a 73 pounder at 15 months of age last year. Though it was not good, with a hard pull, my idea of risk has changed. I used to worry about some I've bred at a year of age (no problems with small bulls). Of course it all depends on the heifer and the bull. If a calving ease bull, no reason can't breed at 15 months. And obviously most people want the same calving season every year, so need to breed by 15 months ( 15 months plus 9 months = 24 months) to keep them the same schedule as the cow herd. If you keep heifers, and always breed them to calve more than two years from when they were born, you will keep pushing your calving season back. Also questionable economics to delay breeding, as the heifer isn't earning anything until she sells a calf. And some heifers can get too fat, if on good feed, if they aren't making or feeding a baby. [/QUOTE]
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