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Seventh horse dies at Churchill Downs
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1803110" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>If you are referring to breeding 14/15 month old heifers to calve at 2 years old, I will argue that there is NO ill effect to the cows. ALL my heifers are bred to calve at 2 years old and I rarely cull a cow under 10 years of age - calving every year. Granted, you cannot expect a poorly nutritioned heifer to accomplish this. Management is more important than the age.</p><p>Even at these high grain prices right now, I am looking at about $140 in corn/hd (8 months of supplement - weaning to breeding) to produce a calf at 24 months old. But, how much hay is saved by supplementing with corn??? I don't know. These heifers are plenty big enough to calve on their own. They are watched as closely as I watch my mature cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1803110, member: 968"] If you are referring to breeding 14/15 month old heifers to calve at 2 years old, I will argue that there is NO ill effect to the cows. ALL my heifers are bred to calve at 2 years old and I rarely cull a cow under 10 years of age - calving every year. Granted, you cannot expect a poorly nutritioned heifer to accomplish this. Management is more important than the age. Even at these high grain prices right now, I am looking at about $140 in corn/hd (8 months of supplement - weaning to breeding) to produce a calf at 24 months old. But, how much hay is saved by supplementing with corn??? I don't know. These heifers are plenty big enough to calve on their own. They are watched as closely as I watch my mature cows. [/QUOTE]
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