Minnesota/Kentucky fertility based on ENERGY | We have a 120 cow herd that we've transitioned from grain feed to grass feed, and the unique finding was that we have increased our conception rate to 100% for 4 years, but our live birth to wein rate is 95% and the average is 70% to 75%
We have where told by our local Vet that we where the only ones that took home live calfskin this spring
I'm not saying Non-GMO vs GMO, but I'm observing healthier herd, less if any antibiotics, and calmer cattle.
The hardest thing the land grant system will have with this management style is its not linear, 2 x 2 will not equal 4, physics will help to try and understand its ten to the second power or tenth power
Management will make this easier, but the work load goes up! |