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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 933021" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>The two words "terminal bull" qualify a lot of the preceeding statements.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't go back to buying in cows if I had the option to breed and raise them. It takes three years to see the results come through (9 months to be born then two years to calving) and another two years for these cows to mature into peak production but from there the genetic gain just keeps on building, and having heifers that are familiar with me and the herd and how I run things is a big help too - bought-in cows can take a long time to fully fit in and calm down.</p><p></p><p>Do you really need the answer to that one hillbillycwo? The bit you're missing - you haven't mentioned the bull, is he going to improve your cows? Aside from that, the tougher you are in selecting dams/culling the better result you should get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 933021, member: 9267"] The two words "terminal bull" qualify a lot of the preceeding statements. I wouldn't go back to buying in cows if I had the option to breed and raise them. It takes three years to see the results come through (9 months to be born then two years to calving) and another two years for these cows to mature into peak production but from there the genetic gain just keeps on building, and having heifers that are familiar with me and the herd and how I run things is a big help too - bought-in cows can take a long time to fully fit in and calm down. Do you really need the answer to that one hillbillycwo? The bit you're missing - you haven't mentioned the bull, is he going to improve your cows? Aside from that, the tougher you are in selecting dams/culling the better result you should get. [/QUOTE]
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