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<blockquote data-quote="medicinewoman" data-source="post: 920067" data-attributes="member: 18249"><p>tncattle </p><p></p><p>I have read this entire thread several times and found no reason to change my position.</p><p>I still believe you, or the owner, have set an impossible goal when you take all the variables of breeding cattle into consideration.</p><p>I still hold that you can not reach much over a 70% 1 time fall 60 day calving season with the number of cows you have.</p><p>To me Bozo's 70% calving rate for a 60 day breeding cycle is perfectly acceptable.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would go to a 90 or even a 120 day breeding cycle to achieve an 80 or 90+ % calving rate. Then and only then would I consider culling any cows.</p><p>If you don't, due to the many variables in breeding cattle and other poor management decisions you most likely will be replacing your entire herd over the next 5 years in an attempt to reach an impossible goal.</p><p></p><p>You must remember the dam is only one third of the equation. Management and the bull (s) makes up the other two thirds.</p><p></p><p>As you are in TN I seriously doubt "lack of care" or the dam is the real problem you are facing.</p><p>Good luck</p><p>MW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="medicinewoman, post: 920067, member: 18249"] tncattle I have read this entire thread several times and found no reason to change my position. I still believe you, or the owner, have set an impossible goal when you take all the variables of breeding cattle into consideration. I still hold that you can not reach much over a 70% 1 time fall 60 day calving season with the number of cows you have. To me Bozo‘s 70% calving rate for a 60 day breeding cycle is perfectly acceptable. If I were you I would go to a 90 or even a 120 day breeding cycle to achieve an 80 or 90+ % calving rate. Then and only then would I consider culling any cows. If you don’t, due to the many variables in breeding cattle and other poor management decisions you most likely will be replacing your entire herd over the next 5 years in an attempt to reach an impossible goal. You must remember the dam is only one third of the equation. Management and the bull (s) makes up the other two thirds. As you are in TN I seriously doubt “lack of care” or the dam is the real problem you are facing. Good luck MW [/QUOTE]
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