Top 10 Things You Can Do To Make Calving Season Easier
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The first four items on my top 10 list have to be done the previous year to ensure a successful calving season. As we strive to improve the beef operation over time, it’s never too early to be thinking about the next calving season.
1. Use light birth weight (BW) bulls with appropriate BW and calving ease expected progeny differences (EPDs) for replacement heifers. Granted, you might say it’s too late to worry about that now. To that I say, “yes and no!” Yes, it’s too late for this upcoming calving season, but the spring bull sales are just around the corner, and now is the time to think about subsequent calf crops. Light BW bulls allow a first-calf heifer a better chance of calving unassisted.
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