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<blockquote data-quote="zendog" data-source="post: 715441" data-attributes="member: 6830"><p>I have several questions. I will ask them all in this forum. Sorry if this is out of order. I also apologize for my ignorance, I am a small hobby farmer.</p><p></p><p>I now have 11 lowline angus cattle. 4 steers will butcher next September. 1 heifer will be a replacement. 6 pregnant cows to calve in April.</p><p></p><p>Question 1. Should I have the cows preg checked. I did this last year and all were pregnant. I used the same bull this year. I do not have cattle handling equipment so this is a pretty big deal requiring a visit from a vet with a squeeze chute and jury rigging portable cattle panels.</p><p></p><p>Question 2. Do I need to give my cows this anti abort shot? If the vet is coming it is a no brainer. But catching the cows is a major effort for me. Do I just bite the bullet and catch them? What is the risk if I do not give them the shot?</p><p></p><p>Question 3. Two of the pregnant cows are 1/2 lowline Angus 10 years old. When is the best time to sell them -- now when they are pregnant (and healthy), after they calve with the 3/4 lowline calf at their side, or next year after the calf is weened? My goal is to make the most money after feeding and other expenses. And where do I sell them? Are cows this old of any value as breed stock or do they go to the auction house? Being 1/2 lowline, they are worth a little more than standard Angus as breed stock but as hamburger, they are just beef.</p><p></p><p>Question 4. The calves (4 steers, 1 heifer) were born in April. When do I ween them?</p><p></p><p>Thanks. I am sure these are easy questions for an experienced cattleman but it is a mystery the first time around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zendog, post: 715441, member: 6830"] I have several questions. I will ask them all in this forum. Sorry if this is out of order. I also apologize for my ignorance, I am a small hobby farmer. I now have 11 lowline angus cattle. 4 steers will butcher next September. 1 heifer will be a replacement. 6 pregnant cows to calve in April. Question 1. Should I have the cows preg checked. I did this last year and all were pregnant. I used the same bull this year. I do not have cattle handling equipment so this is a pretty big deal requiring a visit from a vet with a squeeze chute and jury rigging portable cattle panels. Question 2. Do I need to give my cows this anti abort shot? If the vet is coming it is a no brainer. But catching the cows is a major effort for me. Do I just bite the bullet and catch them? What is the risk if I do not give them the shot? Question 3. Two of the pregnant cows are 1/2 lowline Angus 10 years old. When is the best time to sell them -- now when they are pregnant (and healthy), after they calve with the 3/4 lowline calf at their side, or next year after the calf is weened? My goal is to make the most money after feeding and other expenses. And where do I sell them? Are cows this old of any value as breed stock or do they go to the auction house? Being 1/2 lowline, they are worth a little more than standard Angus as breed stock but as hamburger, they are just beef. Question 4. The calves (4 steers, 1 heifer) were born in April. When do I ween them? Thanks. I am sure these are easy questions for an experienced cattleman but it is a mystery the first time around. [/QUOTE]
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