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Selecting which heifers to keep
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 596310" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>The thread on culling brings up another beginner's question: how do you choose the heifers to keep?</p><p></p><p>Looking at the weaning weights of all calves, if you keep the heaviest at weaning heifers won't that gradually increase the size of your cows? The ones that I like from a disposition standpoint are in the middle as far as weaning weight goes.</p><p></p><p>My biggest weaners were also the highest birthweight and I certainly don't want them to get any bigger than the "95 lb 3hr with 2 hooves showing" birth of the heaviest weaning calf.</p><p></p><p>Is birthweight and weaning weight more a function of the cow or the bull? I also want to keep my cow weight right at 1200 lb not 1500 or more. A scale in the alley gives you a lot of data but how do you use that data when retaining heifers?</p><p></p><p>How do you choose the heifers to keep?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 596310, member: 7509"] The thread on culling brings up another beginner's question: how do you choose the heifers to keep? Looking at the weaning weights of all calves, if you keep the heaviest at weaning heifers won't that gradually increase the size of your cows? The ones that I like from a disposition standpoint are in the middle as far as weaning weight goes. My biggest weaners were also the highest birthweight and I certainly don't want them to get any bigger than the "95 lb 3hr with 2 hooves showing" birth of the heaviest weaning calf. Is birthweight and weaning weight more a function of the cow or the bull? I also want to keep my cow weight right at 1200 lb not 1500 or more. A scale in the alley gives you a lot of data but how do you use that data when retaining heifers? How do you choose the heifers to keep? [/QUOTE]
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