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Cow Culling Decisions


Culling Considerations for Beef Cow-Calf Herd - Livestock

Culling decisions are a routine part of beef cow-calf herd management. Producers should make culling decisions based on what is best for their farm's ...

Culling and Replacement Rate in the Beef Cow Herd

Introduction. Culling decisions are important to maintain the productivity and profitability of the beef cow herd. Culling of cows from the herd eliminates ...

Cow Culling Decisions | The Beef Site

Deciding which cows to cull and which cows to keep in the breeding herd impacts future herd performance and profitability.

CULLING THE COW HERD

But on what criteria should a producer base their culling decisions? The following are guidelines for culling. 1. Open/nonfunctional cows. 2. Late Calvers. 3.

Guidelines for Culling Cows - Noble Research Institute

All open females should be culled. According to the Kansas Farm Management Association enterprise summary report of some 90 beef cow herds in 2016, the annual ...

Dynamics and Strategies for Culling in a Dairy Herd

Culling dairy cows from the lactating herd and replacing them with heifers are essential to maximize herd profitability.

Culling the Commercial Cow Herd: BIF Fact Sheet | MU Extension

Another criterion for culling is the weight and quality of her weaned calf compared with the rest of the cow herd. Decisions are only as good as ...

Cull Cows – Should They Stay or Should They Go? And When ...

Cow-calf producers with spring calving herds typically wean calves in late summer or early fall and subsequently make decisions about culling ...

Cull Rates: How is Your Farm Doing?

Voluntary culling is a positive decision when cows with below-average milk production are replaced with healthy, genetically superior heifers.

9 Things To Consider Before Culling A Cow - Beef Magazine

Making informed culling decisions helps maintain a high level of herd performance. Even favorite cows should be subject to a systematic culling process. 'Ole ...

New guide helps beef producers maximize the value of cull cows

... Beef Association and CattleFax helps cattle producers maximize profitability from their culling decisions. “Right Way. Right Time. – A Guide ...

Beef Cull Cow Management and Marketing Alternatives

Many factors influence this decision, including individual cow health, potential weight gain, cash flow needs, on-farm resources for retention and feeding, ...

Are You Making “Profitable Culling” Decisions?

Culling decisions involve weighing multiple factors to determine which cows should be culled and when. The economics of these decisions are influenced by prices ...

VET'S VIEW - Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

easier and in some cases an easy access to cash. As the national cow herd starts to expand, culling decisions may need to be more care- fully considered.

Dairy Cow Culling Strategies: Making Economical Culling Decisions

Financial components—including profit, cash flow, and risk—are major economic factors affecting culling decisions. Culling strategies are further influenced by ...

Culling Decisions Due to Drought - SDSU Extension

Making Culling Decisions · Sell yearlings earlier than normal to stretch forage for cows. Yearlings are a more liquid asset than cows. · Cull ...

Are You Culling the Right Cows? | Bovine Veterinarian

“Culling decisions involve weighing multiple factors to determine which cows should be culled and when,” Amaral-Philips says. “The economics of ...

Make Smart Culling Decisions to Capitalize on Profitability | Dairy Herd

Make Smart Culling Decisions to Capitalize on Profitability.

Dairy cow culling strategies: making economical culling decisions

The computer technology that is available for dairy herd management has made feasible the use of economic models to support culling decisions. Financial ...

NCBA CattleFax Cull Cow Strategies 2024.indd

Animal well-being must be considered in every decision made throughout the animal's life. Cull cattle, while being removed from the herd, are an untapped market ...