REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY TO GENERATE REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

I have heard it said that there are 2 kinds of people – those who think there are 2 kinds of people, and those who know that nothing is really quite that simple. In the 80’s and 90’s, there were 2 kinds of dairy producers – those who bought replacements to maintain herd size, and those who sold replacements to maintain herd size. Improvements in reproductive efficiency have made the former group smaller and the latter group larger. Most dairies produce enough replacements to maintain herd size, but they might purchase replacements to fill an expansion. Some dairies chose to focus all of their attention on the milking herd and plan to purchase all of their replacements.

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