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David Lalman, Adam McGee, Aksel Wiseman, Claire Andresen
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Where we are now
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Today cattle have tremendous capacity for post-weaning growth and carcass weight
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Reproduction
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83%
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Source: Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University
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Where do we go from here?
If you are like me, and want to grab every opportunitythat comes your way, repeat after me:
The answer is YES!Now, what was the question?
Richard Branson
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Selection and developmentof females that excel in fertility, lower cost of production, ANDmaintain post-weaning characteristics
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Pendell et al., 2015 (KFMA data) 79 operations with data from 2010 through 2014
High profit 1/3 averaged $415 more net return per cow compared to low profit 1/3
32.2% difference due to gross income▪ Weaning weight
▪ Weaning rate
▪ Calf price
▪ Cull cow income
67.8% difference due to reduced cost
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Pendell et al., 2015 (KFMA data)
1 pound of added weaning weight = $0.86 added cost per cow
234 weekly sale reports (2010 – 2014) from Oklahoma National Stockyards value of gain = $0.85 ± 0.33
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Total Herd Reporting (THR) Stayability – improves cowherd efficiency
through reduced replacement rate Available for
Red Angus
Simmental
Simbrah
Gelbvieh
Limousin
Saler
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Red Angus initiated THR and Stayability in 1995
Positive observation
▪ Must calve as a 2-yr-old
▪ Produce calf every year until at least 6
Negative observation
▪ Miss a calf / open
▪ Culled for soundness, production, disposition, BCS, etc.
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Six unit improvement is equivalent to:89% weaning rate in 1990 to 92% weaning rate in 2017
Red Angus
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Source: Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University
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Both bulls have 200 plus
daughters in production One bull has SCF = 39One bull has SCF = -6
Both bulls have over 270daughters in production
Given 100 2-yr-old daughters each, themore fertile bull has probability of 45 more 12-yr-old
daughters still in the herd 10 yr from now
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Each 100 lb cow weight increases cow costs by $35 to $45 annually
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Kuhn and Thallman, 2015
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Commercial Angus herd Spring calving Sire milk EPDs: above
breed avg Peak yield (May) = 31 lb
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y = 3.7456x + 73.602
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10% more peak yield = 5% more MER
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y = 0.4801x + 9.4476R² = 0.5172
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lb feed : lb milk conversion is about 2:1
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Increasing milk yield is relatively efficient
More milk = more weaning weight
Avg of 5 studies: 55 lbs milk per 1 lb added calf gain
How much feed to the cow? 2 * 55 = 110 lbs
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Brown et al., 2005
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Commercial Angus and H X A Fall calving Sire milk EPDs: below breed
avg Peak yield (November) Ang = 22 lbs Herf X Ang = 20 lbs
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What happens to cow maintenance costs with aggressive selection for
growth, gradual increases in cow size(primarily from increased visceral
organ mass), and genetic potential for milk?
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MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
APPETITE
There is a limit to what your forage system can support
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y = 0.1954x - 0.6819R² = 0.6267
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1,018 LotsItem Mean RangeDeath Loss 2.01 0.00 - 7.55DMI 21.59 17.01 - 25.92ADG 3.54 2.60 - 4.83Feed/Gain 6.13 5.00 - 7.53
Source: Dr. Britt Hicks, 2018
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Growing cattle consuming high-quality concentrate or high-quality mixed diets
Positive relationship between DMI for concentrate and forage diets Foote et al., 2017: .51
Cassaday et al., 2016 .58 Little or negative relationship between
concentrate and forage ADG Foote et al., 2017 -.09
Cassaday et al., 2016 -.3
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Breed Gain, lb/dSouth Devon 0.07
Angus 0.00
Hereford -0.11
Simmental -0..33
Charlolais -0..37
Red Angus -0..42
Beefmaster -0.44
Santa Gertrudis -0.55
Gelbvieh -0.55
Brangus -0.57
Limousin -0.77
Brahman -0.90
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Breed DMI, lb/dSouth Devon -3.48
Beefmaster -3.44
Limousin -3.24
Brahman -2.97
Santa Gertrudis -2.29
Hereford -2.11
Charlolais -1.94
Gelbvieh -1.59
Red Angus -1.50
Brangus -1.30
Simmental -1.17
Angus 0.00
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Breed EfficiencySouth Devon 0.200
Beefmaster 0.096
Hereford 0.090
Charlolais 0.030
Limousin 0.017
Santa Gertrudis 0.012
Angus 0.000
Red Angus -0.004
Simmental -0.004
Brahman -0.023
Gelbvieh -0.027
Brangus -0.049
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Inputs have been adjusted to maintain a higher input cow herd
Fertility is beginning to improve and new tools will help
In MANY cases, modest negative pressure on milk production would improve the match to forage resources
DMI and Mature Cow Weight EPD’s are relatively new and beginning to have a positive impact
Matching cows to forage = MODERATE milk, growth, feed intake and mature size
With today’s tools there is no need to give up (go backwards) on post-weaning performance, carcass yield, or quality
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