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Putting the bull in - when?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 634947" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>That's next to impossible. Unless you only running a handful of cows, it will never happen.</p><p></p><p>Our breeding season runs for 50 days and that is the tightest I know of in our area. Most are shocked to hear that as I know a few do 60 days and most do 75-90 days. The tightest you could get is about 40 days.</p><p></p><p>If you are going to excessively tighten up your calving period, this is what you have to do.</p><p></p><p>Step 1) Prime your cows for the entire time they are calving with 1:1 loose mineral, no salt, as much as they can eat, once a week.</p><p>Step 2) 3 weeks before bull exposure, give all the cows a 5cc dose of Vitamin AD.</p><p>Step 3) Determine the day you want to start your calving.</p><p>Step 4) Turn the bull out 3 days before the due date you want your first calf.</p><p></p><p>I would give your cows three weeks after the last calf is born, before exposure to the bull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 634947, member: 1682"] That's next to impossible. Unless you only running a handful of cows, it will never happen. Our breeding season runs for 50 days and that is the tightest I know of in our area. Most are shocked to hear that as I know a few do 60 days and most do 75-90 days. The tightest you could get is about 40 days. If you are going to excessively tighten up your calving period, this is what you have to do. Step 1) Prime your cows for the entire time they are calving with 1:1 loose mineral, no salt, as much as they can eat, once a week. Step 2) 3 weeks before bull exposure, give all the cows a 5cc dose of Vitamin AD. Step 3) Determine the day you want to start your calving. Step 4) Turn the bull out 3 days before the due date you want your first calf. I would give your cows three weeks after the last calf is born, before exposure to the bull. [/QUOTE]
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