AngusLimoX":36u348dj said:If a heifer appears to have no faults, gains well and is as good or better than the cow herd she may stay, otherwise she goes for freezer meat and money from that goes to buying cows or bred pb heifers.
I understand the closed herd/biosecurity concerns , but I only buy from trusted established breeders who all have good herd health programs.
With any heifer we retain we look at her with a jaundiced eye. If she isn;t something that we would buy from someone else she goes to the backgrounder.
dun