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Replacement Heifer Gain Target ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1471333" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>That is a very vague article. I'm not debating your methods but it seems to me that article is just saying there is no need to supplement your heifers trying to get them to a higher weight. Its not saying to breed them earlier because they can raise a calf at a lower percentage of full grown weight.</p><p></p><p>The article is also addressing one cost factor, of that cow, at one specific time in its life. Its far from addressing the profitability or health of that cow over its whole life. </p><p></p><p>Breeding heifers off of weight is a slippery slope. Although nutrition plays a role in development their is no replacement for time.</p><p></p><p>How long have you been breeding heifer that young?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1471333, member: 6291"] That is a very vague article. I'm not debating your methods but it seems to me that article is just saying there is no need to supplement your heifers trying to get them to a higher weight. Its not saying to breed them earlier because they can raise a calf at a lower percentage of full grown weight. The article is also addressing one cost factor, of that cow, at one specific time in its life. Its far from addressing the profitability or health of that cow over its whole life. Breeding heifers off of weight is a slippery slope. Although nutrition plays a role in development their is no replacement for time. How long have you been breeding heifer that young? [/QUOTE]
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