Ultrasounding Heifers
Troy Smith
Angus Journal
Among cow-calf producers who routinely retain home-raised heifers as herd replacements the process often stirs mixed emotions. On the one hand, it’s fun to watch heifer calves develop, consider their parentage, and compare their performance. It’s fun to narrow your picks from the most promising candidates. It can make you anxious. After all, those replacement heifers represent a significant contribution to the genetic improvement of the cow herd. At least, they should.
