I maintain a small heard. I typically keep replacements from my own heard or buy heifers at breeder sales.
This spring however, my heifer crop is light and I won't be able to keep as many as I would like. I've been attending some commercial auctions to see what weaning calves might be available to pair with my stock.
One other thing that caught my interest at the sale is bread cows. The auction barn seems to mark these cows with a number. I've seen 1's, 2's and 3's. These #'s seem to represent how long the cow has been bread. Just wanted to make sure before I decide to venture bidding on these.
Do the #'s represent trimesters as with human gestation?
Advice is appreciated.
This spring however, my heifer crop is light and I won't be able to keep as many as I would like. I've been attending some commercial auctions to see what weaning calves might be available to pair with my stock.
One other thing that caught my interest at the sale is bread cows. The auction barn seems to mark these cows with a number. I've seen 1's, 2's and 3's. These #'s seem to represent how long the cow has been bread. Just wanted to make sure before I decide to venture bidding on these.
Do the #'s represent trimesters as with human gestation?
Advice is appreciated.