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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1779055" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p>In as much as I only retain heifers for breeding born in April (1st cycle) I can put the heifers with the bull in July of the following year.</p><p>This makes them 15 months and the calf will (should) come the following year or 24 months of age. Any that calve after the 1st cycle</p><p>their calf will never be considered for retention in the herd. Contrary to what I read on these pages I purposely select bulls for low</p><p>milk EPD's. Milk is not a growth EPD in my opinion and ultimately results in a greater maintenance expense. Since the calves start</p><p>coming in April there is usually grass aplenty by May 1 (drought excepted) In as much as I do not want to market calves at weaning</p><p>I try to select for bulls with a light wean weight and a Plus EPD year weight and rate of gain. By using low milk EPD coupled with low</p><p>weaning weight coupled with rotational grazing I can usually keep the cows off baled hay to up in late Nov early Dec.</p><p>I wean or try to in October. Year weight for the better steers is usually in the low 9's with heifers in the low to mid 8's.</p><p>To me selling a calf at weaning or soon after is tantamount to paying someone a years wages that only works 6 or 7 months.</p><p>Bottom line, You can't put another man's hat on for him and make it feel right. Do what works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1779055, member: 40072"] In as much as I only retain heifers for breeding born in April (1st cycle) I can put the heifers with the bull in July of the following year. This makes them 15 months and the calf will (should) come the following year or 24 months of age. Any that calve after the 1st cycle their calf will never be considered for retention in the herd. Contrary to what I read on these pages I purposely select bulls for low milk EPD's. Milk is not a growth EPD in my opinion and ultimately results in a greater maintenance expense. Since the calves start coming in April there is usually grass aplenty by May 1 (drought excepted) In as much as I do not want to market calves at weaning I try to select for bulls with a light wean weight and a Plus EPD year weight and rate of gain. By using low milk EPD coupled with low weaning weight coupled with rotational grazing I can usually keep the cows off baled hay to up in late Nov early Dec. I wean or try to in October. Year weight for the better steers is usually in the low 9's with heifers in the low to mid 8's. To me selling a calf at weaning or soon after is tantamount to paying someone a years wages that only works 6 or 7 months. Bottom line, You can't put another man's hat on for him and make it feel right. Do what works for you. [/QUOTE]
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