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Breeding / Calving Issues
What age is ideal to breed heifers?
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<blockquote data-quote="KAstocker" data-source="post: 1670460" data-attributes="member: 40060"><p>I suppose it depends what your goal is. If you're trying to get the most pregnant, wait to calve later. If you want to keep the best and most fertile ones, calve early. The earlier you can get them bred, the more time they will have to get bred for their second calf, which is the most challenging. The most profitable cows are the ones that calve at the beginning of the calving season. It's hard to get cows to move up in the calving season, so the earlier you can get the heifers started, the better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KAstocker, post: 1670460, member: 40060"] I suppose it depends what your goal is. If you're trying to get the most pregnant, wait to calve later. If you want to keep the best and most fertile ones, calve early. The earlier you can get them bred, the more time they will have to get bred for their second calf, which is the most challenging. The most profitable cows are the ones that calve at the beginning of the calving season. It's hard to get cows to move up in the calving season, so the earlier you can get the heifers started, the better. [/QUOTE]
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