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Sending a replacement or first-calf heifer into winter in poor condition will cost you later on as pregnancy rates, calf weaning weights,  and successful pregnancies will be lower.

Cow-Calf, Livestock

First-calf heifers need some extra love

Keep a close eye on the conditions of these young females, that require more energy  and nutrients than mature cows

By Beef Cattle Research Council October 23, 2017

Replacement and first-calf heifers need extra management, but producers can take different paths to get to the same destination. Beef producers like Alberta’s Darren Bevans, Tyler Fulton in Manitoba, and Murray Shaw in Ontario know replacement and first-calf heifers need some extra attention heading into winter, but that doesn’t mean over-the-top management. Bevans and Fulton […] Read more