Brandonm22
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Your calves typically are spread out over 60 days (if you have a 45 day breeding season.......more if you don't). Obviously, you can't wean every calf at exactly 205 days. You would be constantly chasing the cows around. As red bull breeder already mentioned we have weaning weight adjustment factors to get them all to a 205 day standard.wyattbower":147wnr2t said:Thanks for the answers. So do you folks always try to weigh a few every year at the 205 day mark or is that in your standard practices to weigh/vaccinate every calf on the 205 day?
The Buelingo people have a good page on adjustment factors (your breed may use slightly different formulas.)
http://www.buelingo.com/bif/chpt3.html