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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 38562" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Preconditioning is the practice of getting them used (conditioned) to a growing ration as used in a feedlot. i.e preconditioned to the feedlot ration. Our replacments, maybe better referred to as retained, go on the same ration of grain and forage for about 6 weeks as the steers. When the steers leave, the heifers go back with the cow herd and have to grow and do their job on grass. Some people keep the heifers separate and feed them a different ration then the cow herd. We feel if they can't do the job on pasture they don't belong around here. Our heifers run around 700-750 as yearlings, cycle and breed with the cow herd and are just assimilated in. The 6 weeks give or take is so they can get used to not being nursers anymore and break the maternal bond.</p><p>An observation that doesn't have any bearing on the subject, but it seems that the cows and their daughters don't really interact any more or differently then non-related cows and heifers. Goats on the other hand, even when the doelings are seperated at birth, will tend to hang around in family groups. The mother, her daughters, their daughters, etc. In another area will be another family group made up the same way.</p><p>Just one of those little observations that I find of interest.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 38562, member: 34"] Preconditioning is the practice of getting them used (conditioned) to a growing ration as used in a feedlot. i.e preconditioned to the feedlot ration. Our replacments, maybe better referred to as retained, go on the same ration of grain and forage for about 6 weeks as the steers. When the steers leave, the heifers go back with the cow herd and have to grow and do their job on grass. Some people keep the heifers separate and feed them a different ration then the cow herd. We feel if they can't do the job on pasture they don't belong around here. Our heifers run around 700-750 as yearlings, cycle and breed with the cow herd and are just assimilated in. The 6 weeks give or take is so they can get used to not being nursers anymore and break the maternal bond. An observation that doesn't have any bearing on the subject, but it seems that the cows and their daughters don't really interact any more or differently then non-related cows and heifers. Goats on the other hand, even when the doelings are seperated at birth, will tend to hang around in family groups. The mother, her daughters, their daughters, etc. In another area will be another family group made up the same way. Just one of those little observations that I find of interest. dun [/QUOTE]
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