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Reducing Development Costs for Replacement Heifers
Reducing Development Costs for Replacement Heifers

Reducing dependence on feeds and susceptibility to poor weather or market conditions, there is growing interest in developing replacement heifers at a lower cost without compromising reproductive performance.

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Reproductive Tract Scoring in Replacement Heifers

Reproductive Tract Scoring is a measurement involving rectal palpation of the heifer reproductive tract and the subsequent assignment of a reproductive tract score, to assist in making replacement heifer decisions.

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Keeping the First Calf Heifers on Track

Heifers conceiving early in their first breeding season will have increased lifetime production and efficiency. It is critical heifers attain enough weight to initiate their first estrous before the onset of breeding.

There's more to heifer development than weight or age.
Missouri Beef Researchers Focus on Heifer Fertility and Estrus Cycles

One of the things University of Missouri researchers discovered as they looked at heifer development is the importance of identifying the fertility response of heifers before breeding.

Heifer development isn't just an estimate on age—physical maturity is a major factor in a heifer's first conception success.
Synchronization Success: Heifer Puberty and Timed AI

University of Missouri's David Patterson gives a detailed look at why we must understand the science behind fixed-time and split-time AI protocols for the overall health and performance of our future cow herds.

Many Oklahoma ranchers choose to breed the replacement heifers about a month ahead of the mature cows in the herd. 
Schedule Replacement Heifer Preg Checks Now

Many Oklahoma ranchers choose to breed the replacement heifers about a month ahead of the mature cows in the herd. 

Growing Bred Replacement Heifers
Growing Bred Replacement Heifers

Ideally, two year old heifers should be in a body condition score “6” at the time that their first calf is born.