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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1301325" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>I have done it the last three years. Made money every year. The biggest investment is in the cost of buying the heifers. I know the selling price has gone down but so has the purchase price. Fro me the second biggest expense is the cost of feeding over the winter. I cut that considerably by simply buying heifers later. </p><p></p><p>Try to put together a large uniform group. The larger your herd the more sale options you have.</p><p>Buy good looking heifers but don't get carried away paying too much for great heifers. If you feel you must raise the absolute best get into the registered business. A good solid heifer will work fine for the majority of the commercial outfits.</p><p>AI to drop dead calving ease bull. Clean up with calving ease bulls.</p><p>Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate. And keep records of that to show buyers.</p><p>PI test. It is cheap to do and shows buyers that you are doing everything possible to give them a good cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1301325, member: 498"] I have done it the last three years. Made money every year. The biggest investment is in the cost of buying the heifers. I know the selling price has gone down but so has the purchase price. Fro me the second biggest expense is the cost of feeding over the winter. I cut that considerably by simply buying heifers later. Try to put together a large uniform group. The larger your herd the more sale options you have. Buy good looking heifers but don't get carried away paying too much for great heifers. If you feel you must raise the absolute best get into the registered business. A good solid heifer will work fine for the majority of the commercial outfits. AI to drop dead calving ease bull. Clean up with calving ease bulls. Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate. And keep records of that to show buyers. PI test. It is cheap to do and shows buyers that you are doing everything possible to give them a good cow. [/QUOTE]
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