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Breeding / Calving Issues
Retained Heifer Percentage ?
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<blockquote data-quote="W.B." data-source="post: 1673128" data-attributes="member: 3518"><p>in a consistent herd you should be able to keep 2/3 of your heifers that look and perform mostly alike. Some breeds have more variation of type so that makes it harder to do and crossbreeding adds to the variability.</p><p> I would look for bloodlines that show less variation of type. Select bulls that fit your cows more phenotypically than numerically epd wise. Buy bulls from breeders that normally offer large sire groups and fewer groups for the last 20+ years. Select bulls from cow families that are prolific and long lived. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="W.B., post: 1673128, member: 3518"] in a consistent herd you should be able to keep 2/3 of your heifers that look and perform mostly alike. Some breeds have more variation of type so that makes it harder to do and crossbreeding adds to the variability. I would look for bloodlines that show less variation of type. Select bulls that fit your cows more phenotypically than numerically epd wise. Buy bulls from breeders that normally offer large sire groups and fewer groups for the last 20+ years. Select bulls from cow families that are prolific and long lived. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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