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Oh I don't know,Why cull a cow just cos it has a dead calf.
Cost of keeping her another year totally unproductive
A wee bit of analysis would suggest that they have a higher liklihood of doing the same
Oh I don't know,Why cull a cow just cos it has a dead calf.
if thats re the OP....I'm 400 miles south of that issue.If you have a set of twins just register 1 to her
Test clear.Hope the TB testing went well.
Luckily we have no schmallenberg here, I have no farming ancestors and I attach no emotional value to livestock.
Are you all stabilisers?You can feed fertility into anything.
No, you're allowed one. Pick wiselyThese are all first calved homebred heifers. All calved at 22-24 months and the whole bunch calved within 28 days of one another. However, I had one slip right at the start after we rotovac'd them. She was a heifer from one of my best cows that we'd had for a long time that routinely bred the smartest, heaviest calves. She is the only heifer we have by her and incidentally was her last calf so I wanted her genetics in the herd and this heifer is/was the last chance to do so. I've decided to run her round. Am I wrong to do so?! Maybe. And I might get shot down for it but sometimes the ruthless, efficiency and data driven decision making is all just a bit soulless. I'm all for keeping an eye on costs etc but at the end of the day I genuinely think there's a bit more to it than that.
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No stabilisers hereAre you all stabilisers?
These are all first calved homebred heifers. All calved at 22-24 months and the whole bunch calved within 28 days of one another. However, I had one slip right at the start after we rotovac'd them. She was a heifer from one of my best cows that we'd had for a long time that routinely bred the smartest, heaviest calves. She is the only heifer we have by her and incidentally was her last calf so I wanted her genetics in the herd and this heifer is/was the last chance to do so. I've decided to run her round. Am I wrong to do so?! Maybe. And I might get shot down for it but sometimes the ruthless, efficiency and data driven decision making is all just a bit soulless. I'm all for keeping an eye on costs etc but at the end of the day I genuinely think there's a bit more to it than that.
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But if you register them now,late, they should easily calf nextime within the CI if you plan on keeping them.so is this the year for registering dead calves and then next year we find out how many days to their next calf and whether they qualify? if so its almost april and ive already lost a handful which i havent got registered because noone informed me
If you're running the cows on for another year, then it makes sense to register the calves. The cost of a pair of tags v £100+ for the calf if she calves in time next year is pretty good odds.so is this the year for registering dead calves and then next year we find out how many days to their next calf and whether they qualify? if so its almost april and ive already lost a handful which i havent got registered because noone informed me
I'm trying to be ruthless with cows that don't rear but had one slipped last year shortly after being through the crush and gave her a second chance. Partly because getting knocked in the handling system is hardly a genetic fault, but also looked back and her previous weaned calves had been in the top half for weight/price.These are all first calved homebred heifers. All calved at 22-24 months and the whole bunch calved within 28 days of one another. However, I had one slip right at the start after we rotovac'd them. She was a heifer from one of my best cows that we'd had for a long time that routinely bred the smartest, heaviest calves. She is the only heifer we have by her and incidentally was her last calf so I wanted her genetics in the herd and this heifer is/was the last chance to do so. I've decided to run her round. Am I wrong to do so?! Maybe. And I might get shot down for it but sometimes the ruthless, efficiency and data driven decision making is all just a bit soulless. I'm all for keeping an eye on costs etc but at the end of the day I genuinely think there's a bit more to it than that.
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Might work better if we elected @unlacedgecko as Prime or First Minister! Think of the money the country would save if everyone was afraid to seek medical help for a startIt's maybe time the governments leased farms from owners like they do with schools, hospitals etc, then they could pay farmers to work for them and run the farms in an efficient manner similar to the schools hospitals, council infrastructure like roads etc!
Oh hang it's maybe not a good example of efficiency!
2+3 cows.. Does this mean 2 calves by the age of three? I am doing pretty much the same here, but no bought in heifers and any stressy heifers will not be bred.Highly fertile low input herd producing 300kg DW carcasses at 20months of age. Cows are outwintered, calve outside, are bulled for 42 days and grazed under ultra high density.
All heifers get bulled. Plus bought in heifers of the correct type.
Currently selecting on phenotype to reduce frame score and improve inherent body condition.
Aim to breed own bulls within 5yrs. Any such bulls must be from 2+3 cows. First cow heat post calving will be observed and recorded to ensure we are retaining bulls from the most fertile cows.
Bulls will then be ranked by sexual maturity/"fullness of package" (stockman's eye and weight per cm of hip height) and scrotal circumference.
Read Johann Zietsman's "Man Cattle Veld" for more details.
Quite. But it's a good starting point.
If you’re bulling all heifers are you in a massive expansion phase, or do you have a massive replacement rate?All heifers get bulled. Plus bought in heifers of the correct type.
I'm trying to be ruthless with cows that don't rear but had one slipped last year shortly after being through the crush and gave her a second chance. Partly because getting knocked in the handling system is hardly a genetic fault, but also looked back and her previous weaned calves had been in the top half for weight/price.
She calves first this year - nice heifer calf
Nope you are having a massive choice phase and initially improving the performance of herd.If you’re bulling all heifers are you in a massive expansion phase, or do you have a massive replacement rate?
if you read a lot of what Scot Gov are proposing for the new regime there’s going to be way more hoops to jump through for what is at best going to be the same amount of money but more likely to be less. For some businesses/people it just won’t be worth the hassle chasing the handout.