Livestock Management RANCHING HEREFORDS DAUER
Continuing a legacy … Quality Hereford cattle since 1934.
Registered Hereford bulls, heifers and Black Baldies for sale.
Justin Paul Dauer 997 County Road P Panhandle, Texas 79068 806-683-7073 • 806-537-5294
says the Hereford advantage is in maternal heterosis. “In a cow-calf operation, there is a 4.3 percent in-
crease in pregnancy rate due to maternal heterosis,” Raymond says. “That’s a big deal. The single biggest expense to a commercial cow-calf operation is reten- tion of heifers, because it costs a lot to make her and every heifer you keep is a calf you can’t feed or sell at weaning.” Heterosis also contributes to 4.2 pounds of birth
weight, 18 pounds of pre-weaning gain and 35 pounds of carcass weight, Raymond explains. Heterosis also contributes 4 percent less pre-weaning mortality. It also means about 20 pounds more weaning weight just because of heterosis. Raymond also praises Herefords for their feed ef-
fi ciency, moderation in milk, female longevity, pheno- typic markers (whiteface), docility, maternal versatility and fl eshing ability.
Unquestionable disposition There is no place for high-headed cattle that tear up
equipment or cause injuries. Herefords are known for their gentleness. They are safer and easier on fences, equipment and people. Recent research has proven that a gentle disposition
KLD Herefords
leads to better reproductive and feed effi ciency, which is so important with today’s cost of feed and fuel. Reinaldo Cooke, Oregon State University (OSU) beef
cattle specialist and assistant professor, along with David Bohnert, OSU beef cattle Extension specialist, conducted a project with 400 cows. Their research found that the cows with adequate temperament weaned 490 pounds of calf per cow exposed, but the aggressive cows weaned only 455 pounds of calf per cow exposed. From a profi tability standpoint, that 35 pounds means about $56 if a calf is worth $160/ hundredweight (cwt). The more docile cows also had an increased preg-
nancy rate of 95 percent, while aggressive cows had a lower pregnancy rate of 89 percent bred. The project also measured the temperament of the
“Thank you to our patrons who purchased cattle from KLD Herefords.”
Kirbie Day: 972-921-7773 Paul Day: 214-325-3860
Kirbie_day@yahoo.com pday658@yahoo.com 658 Angus Road Waxahachie, TX 75167
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calves at weaning and found that those calves of ad- equate temperament, on average, weighed about 17 pounds more than those with aggressive temperaments. Assuming the same $160/cwt, that increased gain
makes those calves $27.20 more valuable than the temperamentally aggressive calves. Furthermore, if the comparison is continued in a
retained-ownership operation, the difference is $29 per head at slaughter, with the adequate temperament
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