Sustainable cowherds require replacement of cull cows either internally via raised heifers or externally with purchased females. Managing raised replacements begins with a weaned heifer calf and continues on through her second pregnancy and calving. Replacement costs were estimated from research conducted in Nebraska for spring-calving cowherds and included the opportunity cost of the heifer calf. The analysis, based on research data, showed that heifer development programs targeted to 50 to 55% of mature BW (MBW) at first breeding can be successful, challenging the traditional target of 65% of MBW at first breeding. The lower BW programs achieved first-calf pregnancy rates near 90% of heifers exposed and resulted in development costs that ...
Over the past 10-11 years there have been a lot of changes in agriculture that led to changes in how...
A three-year study (2001-2003) was conducted to determine the effect of development system on reprod...
Rebreeding performance of the first calf heifer has major economic consequences for cow-calf produce...
The nutritional management of weaned heifer calves affects not only the conception rate of yearling ...
What is the value of a heifer calf, a bred heifer, or a re-bred 2nd calf cow? How does that value co...
Recent research on the economics of optimal beef replacement heifer size development reinforced the ...
A substantial cost to beef cattle producers is the development or purchase of replacement females. E...
An important part of any production system is the reproductive performance and costs associated with...
Developing heifers can be among the most expensive practices in many beef production businesses (Spr...
EC-966; Operating a profitable beef cow herd requires considerable management expertise. Successful ...
Replacement heifer rearing is critical for the future of the dairy operation, especially to improve ...
In 1994, 1995, and 1996, a commercial heifer development operation purchased a total of 1542 potenti...
The replacement heifer is a mixed blessing for cow-calf operators. On one hand, she represents the f...
A commercial heifer development operation purchased 483 weanling Angus × Hereford heifers from 11 ...
A commercial heifer development operation purchased 483 weanling Angus x Hereford heifers from 11 so...
Over the past 10-11 years there have been a lot of changes in agriculture that led to changes in how...
A three-year study (2001-2003) was conducted to determine the effect of development system on reprod...
Rebreeding performance of the first calf heifer has major economic consequences for cow-calf produce...
The nutritional management of weaned heifer calves affects not only the conception rate of yearling ...
What is the value of a heifer calf, a bred heifer, or a re-bred 2nd calf cow? How does that value co...
Recent research on the economics of optimal beef replacement heifer size development reinforced the ...
A substantial cost to beef cattle producers is the development or purchase of replacement females. E...
An important part of any production system is the reproductive performance and costs associated with...
Developing heifers can be among the most expensive practices in many beef production businesses (Spr...
EC-966; Operating a profitable beef cow herd requires considerable management expertise. Successful ...
Replacement heifer rearing is critical for the future of the dairy operation, especially to improve ...
In 1994, 1995, and 1996, a commercial heifer development operation purchased a total of 1542 potenti...
The replacement heifer is a mixed blessing for cow-calf operators. On one hand, she represents the f...
A commercial heifer development operation purchased 483 weanling Angus × Hereford heifers from 11 ...
A commercial heifer development operation purchased 483 weanling Angus x Hereford heifers from 11 so...
Over the past 10-11 years there have been a lot of changes in agriculture that led to changes in how...
A three-year study (2001-2003) was conducted to determine the effect of development system on reprod...
Rebreeding performance of the first calf heifer has major economic consequences for cow-calf produce...