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<blockquote data-quote="chevytaHOE5674" data-source="post: 1844448" data-attributes="member: 19817"><p>Bred cows are better. But finding good cows that can thrive in my climate longterm is tough.</p><p></p><p>Looking at records about 81% of my retained heifers are still in the herd @5 years.</p><p></p><p>Looking at years I've bought bred heifers only about 38% are in my herd @5 years.</p><p></p><p>I attribute most of that to a climate that has harsh winter, and grows lots and lots of mediocre quality forage during the growing season. Selecting from my herd means selecting from cows that already thrive here, animals from even 50 miles away are adapted to much better forage and 1/2 the winter we have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chevytaHOE5674, post: 1844448, member: 19817"] Bred cows are better. But finding good cows that can thrive in my climate longterm is tough. Looking at records about 81% of my retained heifers are still in the herd @5 years. Looking at years I've bought bred heifers only about 38% are in my herd @5 years. I attribute most of that to a climate that has harsh winter, and grows lots and lots of mediocre quality forage during the growing season. Selecting from my herd means selecting from cows that already thrive here, animals from even 50 miles away are adapted to much better forage and 1/2 the winter we have. [/QUOTE]
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