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Also, look at the calving distri- at 660-726-
bution by age category, pasture 5610, livestock
and other groupings to see if a specialist Jim
specific group is responsible for Humphrey at
differences. 816-324-3147
The following distributions or state beef
are from two groups of cows nutritionist
owned and managed by the same Eric Bailey at
beef producer (see Table 2): Day 573-884-7873
of calving and percentage for
the 2019 fall calving group (44
calves): 1-22, 45%; 22-42, 34%;
43-63, 16%; >63, 5%. Day of calv-
ing and percentage for the 2020
spring calving group (66 calves):
1-21, 74%; 22-42, 24%; 43-63,
2%; >63, none.
Notice the 2019 fall calving
herd had an unfavorable dis-
tribution while the 2020 spring
calving herd exceeded the bench- SALERS
mark. According to the producer,
this difference can be explained
by management intensity. The
spring herd is intensely man- More Live Calves Means More Profit
aged for reproductive success.
The fall herd, however, is a
mixture of purchased cows of
unknown origin, late-fall calv-
ing cows bought from another
producer and cows carried over
from the spring herd.
For more information on the
recordkeeping project, contact
Payne at 573-882-8236, live-
stock specialist Shawn Deering

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