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So yellow grass is increased oestrogen but worse for tupping?
There.OK thanks. The camera makes it look more yellow than it is anyway but something to keep an eye out for if scanning is low.
[emoji23] Good man. The girls are gratefulThere.
Reduced your yellow grass content [emoji41]
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You'll have a much better lambing % now [emoji23] . Simples! (If only it were that simple)
The very sameIs that the ex probitas Ewan Campbell kiwi Pete?
I've got a calibrated weigh tape which measures round the chest only which I used to keep an eye on the three heifers we bucket reared. My impression was that it was reasonably accurate up to a point but when they got nearer mature size it wasn't quite as good.I think someone asked ?
How to calculate cattle weight without needing a scale!
We often find ourselves in the situation we need to know the weight of an animal, whether it's to calculate a ration, a dose or to determine if the heifers are ready for service. However, having a scale on the field is a privilege only some ranchers have.
Faced with that situation several times, ranchers resort to estimate the weight only by looking at the animal, however, this can lead to many errors, such as inseminating a heifer ahead of time, forcing it to have complications in labor and pups weaker or subdosing or overdosing animals with some medicine. This is because many don't know that to know the estimated weight of a bovine we only need tape measure.
The zoometric measures of animals are very well connected with weight and therefore it is possible to use them to estimate weight through these measures. Two basic zoometric measures that can be used are the chest perimeter (PT) and body length (LC). The length of the body is measured from tip of the buttock to the tip of the shoulder (distance between a and b in the graphic, and the chest perimeter for this is measured by the chest to the height immediately following the scapula.
Once these two measurements are obtained in centimeters we use the next PT x PT x LC / 10838 equation (adapted from Schaeffer's formula) and will result in the weight in kg of the animal. This can be used for both South American vaccines, sheep, goats and camelids. For example, in case of a cow with 177 cm chest perimeter and body length of 198 cm, the formula would be 177 x 177 x 198/10838, its weight would be 577 kg, And in the case of a sheep with a chest perimeter of 89 cm and a body length of 76 cm, the formula would be 89 x 89 x 76/10838, its weight would be 55 kg ...
Source:
Kesang Wangchuk, Jigme Wangdi & Mindu Mindu (2018) Comparison and reliability of techniques to estimate live cattle body weight, Journal of Applied Animal Research, 46:1, 349-352, DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2017.1302876
Riaz, R., Tahir, M. N., Waseem, M., Asif, M., & Khan, M. A. (2018). Accuracy of estimates for live body weight using Schaeffer's formula in non-descript cattle (bos indicus), nili ravi buffaloes (bubalus bubalis) and their calves using linear body measurements. Pakistan Journal of Science, 70(3), 225-232.
Have been sent this from the local cooperative I sell my beef to, sounds really good to me ...Regenerative the highest score
I sell through CQLP which is a local cooperative they deal with Conventional & Organic stock. They sent this information through and are asking for feedback & if we want to express a interest.Wow, well that changes a bit from thé europ grid!
I think it's a grand Idea. Although I don't agréé on being marked down for crossbreeds.
What coopérative are you selling too?
Tell us what's happening ? what do the fences consist of .?I’m sorry boys but these sheep are beating me, they do not give a f about my fences
Shouldn't laugh we've all been there.I’m sorry boys but these sheep are beating me, they do not give a f about my fences
Nor do I agree about marking down crossbreedsWow, well that changes a bit from thé europ grid!
I think it's a grand Idea. Although I don't agréé on being marked down for crossbreeds.
What coopérative are you selling too?