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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 721447" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Lotu, whether or not you are a hobbiest in it for fun, or a commercial person in it to make a living, the calf still has to pay for the cow.</p><p></p><p>Without knowing what your hay nutrition is, you could be in for a whole mess of trouble if you cut back feed, if you feed straw, or if you add grain to the ration.</p><p>Remember, as a cattle producer, everything you do know will affect the bottom line for two to three and maybe even 5 years.</p><p>Why you ask?</p><p>Reduced or improper nutrition and too much nutrition can lead to:</p><p>1. reduced BCS since the cow will have to use up stores to gain energy</p><p>2. a weak calf at birth</p><p>3. a weak calf to the plate, unthrifty if you will</p><p>4. a calf prone to sickness</p><p>5. poor quality colostrum </p><p>6. poor quanity colostrum</p><p>7. harder calving time since the cow will have no energy to calve</p><p>8. harder time to raise the calf since while on grass will have to replace depleted energy reserves</p><p>9. poor breed back which in turn will reduce the # of calves next year or poor wean weights </p><p></p><p>10. IF too much nutrition, you will see a cow that gains weight and adds fat to herself, and she show signs of...</p><p>2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,. Instead of trying to regain energy reserves a cow with to much fat will be a low producer of milk, putting the energy into her, and will have problems calving due to to much fat, problems breeding back due to to much fat.</p><p></p><p>If you find the cost of the hay is to high, reduce the herd and keep only what you can afford...experience talking...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 721447, member: 6198"] Lotu, whether or not you are a hobbiest in it for fun, or a commercial person in it to make a living, the calf still has to pay for the cow. Without knowing what your hay nutrition is, you could be in for a whole mess of trouble if you cut back feed, if you feed straw, or if you add grain to the ration. Remember, as a cattle producer, everything you do know will affect the bottom line for two to three and maybe even 5 years. Why you ask? Reduced or improper nutrition and too much nutrition can lead to: 1. reduced BCS since the cow will have to use up stores to gain energy 2. a weak calf at birth 3. a weak calf to the plate, unthrifty if you will 4. a calf prone to sickness 5. poor quality colostrum 6. poor quanity colostrum 7. harder calving time since the cow will have no energy to calve 8. harder time to raise the calf since while on grass will have to replace depleted energy reserves 9. poor breed back which in turn will reduce the # of calves next year or poor wean weights 10. IF too much nutrition, you will see a cow that gains weight and adds fat to herself, and she show signs of... 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,. Instead of trying to regain energy reserves a cow with to much fat will be a low producer of milk, putting the energy into her, and will have problems calving due to to much fat, problems breeding back due to to much fat. If you find the cost of the hay is to high, reduce the herd and keep only what you can afford...experience talking... [/QUOTE]
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