hornedfrogbbq
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bse":qhzm3tfg said:bryan, i put a patch on them 17 days after breeding, then breed as needed, blood check 28 days after, then i have put a cidr in when i get the negative at 30 days. gonna recycle at around 42 anyway but with the cidr its on my terms. bbq really cant wrap my head around turning bulls in early, i understand good bulls, but id give the cows lute let the bulls do it, save that money. or just breed what needs breeding early. i do think turning bulls in day after in a commercial setting is a great idea.
Just giving it a try this time. We have seen that some cows come in earlier than our timed AI session...so we have a bull in there just in case. Then AI (we are working on building a really efficient, medium sized cow that has outstanding fertility and moderate milk) everything and bull in right afterwards. We were concerned about them fighting but that didn't happen.
Trying to find 1200 -1300lb cows that give moderate milk, retain their flesh and breed back after 45 days from calving is hard to do. We cull super hard on fertility/timing. It is too dry and hot down here for too much milk or frame size...at least we think it is.