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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 317693" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>For our commercial herd, we figured it out to be cheaper to buy replacement heifers than it is to keep them. That is until you look at the number of them retained in the herd long-term. When we have bought heifers on average half will be shipped out within 2 years. Bad temperament, not staying home, conformation, etc will send them on their way. When we keep them it averages over 95% that stay. We keep from cows we know so we know what they will turn out to be, they also learn the rules of our ranch from birth. </p><p>This is providing that what you have at home is just as good as what you could go out and buy. The point is to improve your herd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 317693, member: 1258"] For our commercial herd, we figured it out to be cheaper to buy replacement heifers than it is to keep them. That is until you look at the number of them retained in the herd long-term. When we have bought heifers on average half will be shipped out within 2 years. Bad temperament, not staying home, conformation, etc will send them on their way. When we keep them it averages over 95% that stay. We keep from cows we know so we know what they will turn out to be, they also learn the rules of our ranch from birth. This is providing that what you have at home is just as good as what you could go out and buy. The point is to improve your herd. [/QUOTE]
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