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FH:


The years I was home there, I ran my yearling bull on 43 head one year-Tarentaise.   Pasture was odd shaped, 1 mile long, less than 1/4 mile wide.  Water on one end, but they prefered the opposite end, so traveled is 2-3x/day.   Mom ran hers on around 33 head-Gelbvieh.  1/2x1 mile, multi-water.


AOK. 


Bulls gained weight in both cases while breeding cows, but they were single sire pastures.  In the other cases with multi-sire pastures, with lower cow:bull ratios, the yearlings lost weight. 


They fuss, and fight, and lose weight, even if we don't see them fighting. 


I expect that my yearling bulls will gain weight if in single sire pastures.


I like it if multi-sire yearlings do, but don't expect it.


I don't worry about older bulls on heifers.  Used up to 6 year old bulls on them.  I figure they are pregnant by the time they get lame.  :wink:  They'll heal up.   If they get lame again next cycle, it's cause they got rode again, not a good thing, right? 8) 


It depends on bull prices, too.  Expensive bulls=breed more cows, cheap bulls=less cows.



Badlands


What animal is usually the product of a ranch?
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