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What percentage of your retained heifers make cows?
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<blockquote data-quote="Putangitangi" data-source="post: 1109065" data-attributes="member: 5956"><p>In my herd if she's still here at third calving, she's proven herself to be an adequate member of the herd. If the first calf was marginal, I'll give her a second chance. If that one's not up to par, she's out. So if she's here for the third, she's ok.</p><p></p><p>I think the original question is being answered in different ways. I read it as: 'what proportion of the heifers you pick for replacements actually make it in the longer term', not 'how many of your heifers do you retain'? I.e. how good are you at picking the good ones? I guess it also depends a lot on your base. If your herd is already very good, you're going to get a better hit rate on the heifers you keep. If you're still in development, your success rate is only going to be as good as the real quality, or perhaps the consistency, of your herd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Putangitangi, post: 1109065, member: 5956"] In my herd if she's still here at third calving, she's proven herself to be an adequate member of the herd. If the first calf was marginal, I'll give her a second chance. If that one's not up to par, she's out. So if she's here for the third, she's ok. I think the original question is being answered in different ways. I read it as: 'what proportion of the heifers you pick for replacements actually make it in the longer term', not 'how many of your heifers do you retain'? I.e. how good are you at picking the good ones? I guess it also depends a lot on your base. If your herd is already very good, you're going to get a better hit rate on the heifers you keep. If you're still in development, your success rate is only going to be as good as the real quality, or perhaps the consistency, of your herd. [/QUOTE]
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