Most beef producers replace 10-20% of their mature cows each year with heifers. The unique challenge that each cow/calf producer is faced with is that they are anticipating the future biological and economic performance of their herd for perhaps the next decade when replacement heifers are selected.
In this first of six sessions on Beef Heifer Development, Dr. Steve Boyles discusses the basics of successfully developing goals for replacement beef heifer and as well as whole herd performance.