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Phenotyping feed conversion...pictures anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 673157" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I'm afraid I could only show you examples of easy keepers, because we have been breeding/culling for them for 30+ years.</p><p>cfm1 - If I understand you correctly, you will have possibly 11 paddocks that will last 2 days each. That will be 22 days of feed. The first field won't have enough "rest" time - other than really early spring. Most grasses/clovers need a longer rest between grazing. Maybe new research says differently.</p><p>Also, a paddock that is going to last 2 days in the spring, won't last 1/2 day in summer slump.</p><p>We have about 60 acres divided into about 10-11 paddocks. During the first rotation thru they generally get the whole paddock and it may last 1 day. 2nd time thru they may get 1/2 - 3rd time some of the paddocks may get divided 3-4 times. As long as I have been doing rotional grazing, I have never been able to always keep "ahead" of the growth. Some always gets ahead of me, but that is good, because I have some stockpiled for the slower growing summer heat (ha ha - the thought of me talking about heat here in New York - that's a hoot!!!). You know what I mean, what is "hot" & dry for us creates slow growth. I'm running about 55 pairs with no suppliment of hay or grain once we hit grass (end of April thru ?maybe 1st week of Nov.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 673157, member: 968"] I'm afraid I could only show you examples of easy keepers, because we have been breeding/culling for them for 30+ years. cfm1 - If I understand you correctly, you will have possibly 11 paddocks that will last 2 days each. That will be 22 days of feed. The first field won't have enough "rest" time - other than really early spring. Most grasses/clovers need a longer rest between grazing. Maybe new research says differently. Also, a paddock that is going to last 2 days in the spring, won't last 1/2 day in summer slump. We have about 60 acres divided into about 10-11 paddocks. During the first rotation thru they generally get the whole paddock and it may last 1 day. 2nd time thru they may get 1/2 - 3rd time some of the paddocks may get divided 3-4 times. As long as I have been doing rotional grazing, I have never been able to always keep "ahead" of the growth. Some always gets ahead of me, but that is good, because I have some stockpiled for the slower growing summer heat (ha ha - the thought of me talking about heat here in New York - that's a hoot!!!). You know what I mean, what is "hot" & dry for us creates slow growth. I'm running about 55 pairs with no suppliment of hay or grain once we hit grass (end of April thru ?maybe 1st week of Nov.) [/QUOTE]
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