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    Spearhead branding April 23, 2018

    So the steers will get creep feed I assume?
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    Pictures from late March through mid April of 2018

    Thanks for update I hope your recovery continues to go well. Your crew looks capable of the task at hand. It has been a long calving season here also but we were fortunate to not get the real heavy rain then snow so it could be far worse.
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    Spring storm

    I hope everyone stays safe while battling the coming storm. Things are going to get a little dicey with snow on top of mud. Green grass is the eventual hope.
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    Lice control

    The single treatment of Cleanup has gotten us through. The cows have been a little itchy but nothing like last year when we had to repour everything in February as they they were trying to rub the barbs off the fenclines.
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    Twins

    Yes the nutrition during breeding season will affect twinning rate. Grass and mineral vary greatly from region to region and year to year.
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    Twins

    Twinning is genetically influenced by a twinning gene. Simmental influenced cows in this area are known to twin more than any of the other beef breeds. Personally I don’t want twins as they are a labor intensive and you tend to lose some no matter how well you manage them. The nutritional...
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    2017 U.S. Beef Exports Never Better ...

    Daily US cattle slaughter is around 120,000 I believe.
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    Heritability of phenotype.

    I will also add that the highest growth animals in a population tend to be narrower and taller. As far as spending more money on bulls my advise is make sure you get more for your extra money spent. Consistency is what we all are searching for so I personally will take the time to observe the...
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    Heritability of phenotype.

    I will add that there are way, way to many seed stock operations that are flushing females that are younger than 5 to 6 years old. All breeds are guilty of this.
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    Heritability of phenotype.

    I agree with prior posts. My advice would be that maybe none us need to select for the killer look but select for a good look. After all we want a herd of good cows. I prefer to select from side groups that at a minimum are decently consistent but the most important is the maternal side. Proven...
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    60% of the country is in some kind of drought

    For us is a mixed blessing being dry during winter months. If it is still this dry June 1st. We are in big trouble. Any wet snow during the spring months will be most welcome here.
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    Cow illusion

    It would have better had he used the same size of card. Just an observation.
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    It was a good day

    LCP, I am curious what your water source is. I am not going to tell anyone what to do but chelates are not that expensive when you compare their value of worth.
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    It was a good day

    The copper needs to be chelated. The oxide and sulfur forms are just not absorbable enough. What is the water source?Our breedup is always less for the cows on artesian water.
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    It was a good day

    Are you feeding any chelated copper or zinc? Our area is terribly short on copper. Bull nutrition is important also. Many forget that when bulls aren’t working they still need mineral. Keep us updated on what your tests reveal.
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    Lice control

    Cleanup has an insect growth regulator in it that kills the insects as they hatch. Not sure how many days it is effective. Personally I wouldn’t use it below 30 degrees if possible but in a pinch if you could.
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    Lice control

    We had a bad lice outbreak last year cleanup II did what it needed to do. We used it again this year at pregcheck. Will know more as lice season progresses. It is a bear to use if it is below 30 degrees F. This is what our vet reccomends.
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    The Challenge of Cow Size

    Not trying to be argumentative but this is the same guy that has spent the last ten yrs. selling epds. The bigger the better concept. Managing growth curves in cattle will always be a challenge for me. Finding cattle that have yearling frame scores of 5.5 to 6.5 and then mature at 5 frame score...
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    Mineral Options

    From my experiences the soils in South Dakota need supplemented for copper and zinc. Selenium ranges anywhere from major deficiencies to major toxcity. We made some major health improvements by supplementing with cleated copper and zinc.
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    Electronic cattle ID

    My reference was to the topic thread of electronic ID. Yes a scale can be a valuable tool when used correctly.
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