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spring vs fall
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<blockquote data-quote="bcarty" data-source="post: 1005288" data-attributes="member: 17617"><p>Calving in the middle of summer is a tough time on cows, calves, and the farmer. Its really hot and flies are bad in the summer. It really stresses the cows to calve in that hot weather and subsequently will have a negative impact on the number of calves born. I can see where that would have some advantage especially for those guys that dont want to wean their calves at 7 months. For me weaning at 7 months of age puts them right in the middle of that bad weather in Feb and March. Thats a high stress time for those calves and I want them to have the best environment possible to wean in. Cold and wet mixed with stressed calves... man I can hear them coughing already. If your located where you can avoid all those issues then good for you, but I cant see that June/July calving would help me at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bcarty, post: 1005288, member: 17617"] Calving in the middle of summer is a tough time on cows, calves, and the farmer. Its really hot and flies are bad in the summer. It really stresses the cows to calve in that hot weather and subsequently will have a negative impact on the number of calves born. I can see where that would have some advantage especially for those guys that dont want to wean their calves at 7 months. For me weaning at 7 months of age puts them right in the middle of that bad weather in Feb and March. Thats a high stress time for those calves and I want them to have the best environment possible to wean in. Cold and wet mixed with stressed calves... man I can hear them coughing already. If your located where you can avoid all those issues then good for you, but I cant see that June/July calving would help me at all. [/QUOTE]
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