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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1589706" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I'm a seedstock operation. My agenda is to make a living with my cows. They are managed like a good commercial herd. Eat grass in the summer (rotational grazing) and good quality hay in the winter. The only cattle that get grain are my show string and my weaned heifers. Replacement weaned heifers get 5#/hd/day of whole shell corn thru the winter until they have been bred and my herd is turned out to spring pastures. They never get on a grain ration again - unless they are chosen to be in the show string.</p><p>Yes, I show cattle. I do not believe in getting them fat. On the contrary, I am super critical of getting them too fat. My "show" cattle are expected to be pasture COWS the rest of their lives.</p><p>Having said all that - I have a show animal that won all over last year as a weaned calf. She came through winter FAT. Obviously, she got more than her fair share. We brought her in for showing this year, but ended up turning her out on pasture with the cows for a few weeks. Obviously, didn't need to get into show condition!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1589706, member: 968"] I'm a seedstock operation. My agenda is to make a living with my cows. They are managed like a good commercial herd. Eat grass in the summer (rotational grazing) and good quality hay in the winter. The only cattle that get grain are my show string and my weaned heifers. Replacement weaned heifers get 5#/hd/day of whole shell corn thru the winter until they have been bred and my herd is turned out to spring pastures. They never get on a grain ration again - unless they are chosen to be in the show string. Yes, I show cattle. I do not believe in getting them fat. On the contrary, I am super critical of getting them too fat. My "show" cattle are expected to be pasture COWS the rest of their lives. Having said all that - I have a show animal that won all over last year as a weaned calf. She came through winter FAT. Obviously, she got more than her fair share. We brought her in for showing this year, but ended up turning her out on pasture with the cows for a few weeks. Obviously, didn't need to get into show condition! [/QUOTE]
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