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Would you condider this bull good for heiffers?
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<blockquote data-quote="vclavin" data-source="post: 898007" data-attributes="member: 13613"><p>I have never fed 5-8lbs of any feed besides hay a day. I have never tried to keep a cow at more than a 6 right before calving. I don't worry about it as long as they are no less than a 4 at weaning. They breed back fine and they gain back through the spring and summer. Feeding to a 7 or 8 just increases cost. I would rather creep calves than feed that much to cows.</p></blockquote><p>This feed decreases the amount of hay we have to feed the females and seems to balance out the cost. They are NOT fed to be fat but the condition score does not seem to cause us problems, but then, we have pelvic scores that are high enough to calve easily and they breed back fine. I understand not everyone can do it this way... takes time and breeding.</p><p> I believe its the OCC that breed heifers to any bull and have the belief that if they can't calve on their own they don't stay in the herd. Seems we all have our own way of doing things .. believe the saying is "if it ain't broke don't fix it"</p><p>Valerie</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="vclavin, post: 898007, member: 13613"] I have never fed 5-8lbs of any feed besides hay a day. I have never tried to keep a cow at more than a 6 right before calving. I don't worry about it as long as they are no less than a 4 at weaning. They breed back fine and they gain back through the spring and summer. Feeding to a 7 or 8 just increases cost. I would rather creep calves than feed that much to cows.[/quote] This feed decreases the amount of hay we have to feed the females and seems to balance out the cost. They are NOT fed to be fat but the condition score does not seem to cause us problems, but then, we have pelvic scores that are high enough to calve easily and they breed back fine. I understand not everyone can do it this way... takes time and breeding. I believe its the OCC that breed heifers to any bull and have the belief that if they can't calve on their own they don't stay in the herd. Seems we all have our own way of doing things .. believe the saying is "if it ain't broke don't fix it" Valerie [/QUOTE]
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