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Selecting which heifers to keep
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<blockquote data-quote="HOSS" data-source="post: 600911" data-attributes="member: 1863"><p>I keep all of my heifers until they start to really fill out at about a year. I then make the keep / cull decision by looking at their mommas. If the momma is a good cow phenotypically and is a good momma to her baby then that heifer gets first look. Then I decide if that heifer has the potential to be better than her momma. If so she is a keeper. I am looking to improve over what I have when I decide to retain a heifer. If the heifer is better than her momma then I know that her sire is a herd improver. This latest calf crop is a good case in point. It looks like I will keep five heifers. I will know for sure in the spring. They appear to be on track to be better than momma.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOSS, post: 600911, member: 1863"] I keep all of my heifers until they start to really fill out at about a year. I then make the keep / cull decision by looking at their mommas. If the momma is a good cow phenotypically and is a good momma to her baby then that heifer gets first look. Then I decide if that heifer has the potential to be better than her momma. If so she is a keeper. I am looking to improve over what I have when I decide to retain a heifer. If the heifer is better than her momma then I know that her sire is a herd improver. This latest calf crop is a good case in point. It looks like I will keep five heifers. I will know for sure in the spring. They appear to be on track to be better than momma. [/QUOTE]
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