Cattlemen can improve profits, comments offered by Ivan Garrett Wymore, Nebraska.
Cattlemen can improve profits with better feed efficiency.
Know which animals are better or worse feed converters by proper identification. Feed cost is the greatest expense incurred in the life of a beef animal. To reduce this cost by genetic enhancement is the most cost effective.
Many "pit falls" can be totally avoided. BSE can be kept out of your herd. Weaning age can make a difference to your profit margin. "Closed herd" genetics can also eliminate many expensive costs. Animal weight and size can affect profit. "Cow-to-bull," weight ratio can influence for better or worse, birth weight, weaning weight, and time to "finish" market animal. How to select replacements for the cow herd and / or bull lottery.
Creep feeding can influence amount of time animal spends in feedlot. Feed ration can influence gain ratio.
Five major areas, listed in order of importance, in mother cow can influence your herd indefinitely.
#1 Fertility, #2 Calving ease, #3 Mothering ability, #4 Milking ability, #5 Conformation.
All of these subjects, and many more are time-tested results from Trails End Ranch Research and Development program over a period of thirty plus years.
Ivan Garrett, retired owner / operator of ranch and development program is available to discuss all of these aspects listed, and more. For more information contact him by phone or writing:
Ivan Garrett
500 S. 10th Street
Wymore, NE 68466
(402) 645-3650