Posted 7/20/2013 07:41 (#3218645 - in reply to #3218568) Subject: Re: May calfing,
North Mo.
<p>The switch to later calving came with other adjustments. The Ra venscrofts needed to do some major culling the first few years after converting to summer calv- ing. Because the summer-fresh- ened cows were now eating lush grass instead of stored hay, they produced more milk. Cows with poor udders soon developed prob- lems and had to be culled. J </p><p>This can be a serious problem espec. with high epd milk values. Ben</p>
May calfing,
