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<blockquote data-quote="B&amp;amp;M Farms" data-source="post: 921161" data-attributes="member: 15666"><p>I used to run a bull all year. I would say that about 40% of cows did not gain a calf every 5 years. Some gained a little but not every 5 years. About 50% gained a calf every 5 years or close to it. About 10% went longer than a year and those got culled. This last year was the first year I calved in the fall. The bull was in for 90 days and 24 head calved within 67 days. No one was culled for not breeding on time. This was the same cows. Some cows are going to take a little time to recover calving and some are going to have to recondition before breeding. I guess I could have kept a feed trough in front of them and gained more calves running a bull all year but the bottom line is what matters and feed is high. I went to fall calving because I was summer calving some of my calves. They will not gain weight on average as well here and now I have the option to hold on to them longer on spring grass. I also don't have to carry a bull all year the years I plan on changing bulls or if I keep replacements. For those that sale pot loads of preconditioned calves, this would be unexceptable and not gain maximum dollars anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B&M Farms, post: 921161, member: 15666"] I used to run a bull all year. I would say that about 40% of cows did not gain a calf every 5 years. Some gained a little but not every 5 years. About 50% gained a calf every 5 years or close to it. About 10% went longer than a year and those got culled. This last year was the first year I calved in the fall. The bull was in for 90 days and 24 head calved within 67 days. No one was culled for not breeding on time. This was the same cows. Some cows are going to take a little time to recover calving and some are going to have to recondition before breeding. I guess I could have kept a feed trough in front of them and gained more calves running a bull all year but the bottom line is what matters and feed is high. I went to fall calving because I was summer calving some of my calves. They will not gain weight on average as well here and now I have the option to hold on to them longer on spring grass. I also don't have to carry a bull all year the years I plan on changing bulls or if I keep replacements. For those that sale pot loads of preconditioned calves, this would be unexceptable and not gain maximum dollars anyway. [/QUOTE]
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