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Pre-breeding exams for replacement heifer selection

By Elizabeth Picking, field specialist in livestock, University of Missouri Extension
Posted 3/19/25

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – For cow-calf producers, it is ideal to have one healthy calf on the ground per cow per year. Producers should also strive to have cows that are productive in the herd for many years. On average, a cow must stay in the herd for six years for the producer to break even on that cow’s initial investment along with yearly maintenance costs.

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