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The Top 10 Profit Tips from No Better Bull

The Top 10 Profit Tips from No Better Bull. Hosts: Lee Leachman And Dallas Horton, & Mike Perrine, AgriTalk and Drovers Journal. Our Spring Break Sale – 570 Bulls & 300 Females. Fun, Educational, and Profitable. Make Your Plans for March 25 th & 26 th , 2008. 160 Angus Bulls Sell.

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The Top 10 Profit Tips from No Better Bull

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  1. The Top 10 Profit Tips from No Better Bull Hosts: Lee Leachman And Dallas Horton, & Mike Perrine, AgriTalk and Drovers Journal

  2. Our Spring Break Sale – 570 Bulls & 300 Females Fun, Educational, and Profitable. Make Your Plans for March 25th & 26th,2008.

  3. 160 Angus Bulls Sell G677T (#15862795): Converting at 5.4/1. 15.0 REA and 5.02 IMF. Pedigree: 2 878 x H141 x 8180

  4. 50 Red Angus Bulls Sell A024T (#1179484): Silver Bullet x Make My Day -0.8 BW, +26 WW, +58 YW, +.25 IMF, +.14 REA

  5. 300 Stabilizer Bulls Sell X137T -- #1 on Feed to Gain at under 4 : 1! Lucky Charm x 1407. 70 BW , 5.1 Fr, 15.6 REA

  6. 60 Charolais Bulls Sell P159S: -2.0 BW, +30 WW, +48 YW+.40 REA, +.17 Marb

  7. The Top 10 Profit Tips from No Better Bull These are the best tips from over 50 speakers.

  8. #1 Smaller Cows are More Profitable Dr. Shane GadberryUniversity of AR Extension • In a study conducted by the Arkansas Extension Service, small cows generated more profit than large cows under commercial conditions. No Better Bull

  9. Weaning Weight vs Cow Size

  10. % of Wt Weaned vs Cow Wt

  11. Bigger Does Not Mean Better • 276 Cows in AR Cow Herd Performance Testing Program • Six 1100 pound cows for every five 1400 pound cows. • 517 lbs from smaller cows vs. 563 from bigger cows. • $88 / head advantage to the smaller cows.

  12. #2 Reduce the Costs of Feeding Cows Dr. Rick FunstonUniversity of NE Lincoln Calve cows later in the season to better utilize grazing resources. No Better Bull

  13. #2 Calve Later Dr. Rick FunstonUniversity of NE Lincoln More hay for March calving cows More grazing for June calving cows 233 days vs. 357 days grazing grazing

  14. #3 Use Hybrid Vigor • Crossbred cows wean 23% more pounds per cow exposed. Dr. Larry CundiffMeat Animal Research CenterClay Center, NE No Better Bull

  15. Heterosis Weight of Calf Weaned Per Cow Exposed To Breeding 23.3 Two Thirds of the benefit of hybrid vigor comes in the crossbred cow. You should build a herd of crossbred cows. 14.8 Percent 8.5 8.5 X-bred cows X-bred calves Straightbred cows straightbred calves Straightbred cows X-bred calves

  16. #3 Wean 23% More Weight • Heterosis adds 23.3% to pounds weaned per cow exposed: • Straightbred Crossbred Difference • Pregnancy percentage 91.0% 96.0% 5% Advantage • Live calf % preg to wean 92.5% 96.5% 4% Advantage • Calves / cow exposed % 84.2% 92.6% 10.1% (92.6/84.2) Adv. • PB wean weight 525 525 • 0 18 3.5% Maternal boost • 0 45 8.5% Direct boost • Weaning weight total 525 588 63 pound advantage • Lbs. weaned / cow exp 442 545 23.3% (545/442) Adv.

  17. #4 Develop Heifers with Less Cost Trey PattersonAssistant Manager Padlock Ranch • Systems that develop heifers at lower costs can be economically advantageous • Heifers developed to 50-55% of mature weight shown to have good reproduction • Selling open heifers may be a paying proposition if costs are low • Development weights may depend on the biological type • Heifers will perform when developed on range

  18. # 5 The Best Way to Synchronize Heifers Dr. Cliff LambUniv. of MN • Improve conception by 15% over old methods with the CIDR Select protocol.

  19. AI pregnancy Fixed-time AI pregnancy rate Pre/peri-pubertal Estrous cycling Combined 13/21 (62%) 54/87 (62%)x 67/108 (62%)x CIDR Select CO-Synch + CIDR 11/23 (48%) 40/86 (47%)y 51/109 (47%)y Diff. + 14 % + 15 % + 15 % x,y P= 0.03 x,yP= 0.02 Busch et al., 2004

  20. AI AI PG GnRH CIDR (7 d) 0 7 …... 54h CIDR Select GnRH GnRH GnRH PG CIDR (14 days) .. .. 9 days .. .. .. .. 7 days .. .. 0 14 23 30.........72h Treatment day CO-Synch + CIDR vs CIDR Select CO-Synch + CIDR Busch et al., 2004

  21. #6 Pre-Conditioning Calves Pays Ranchers • Vac Pre Con • $5.88 premium / cwt • Vac 45 • $7.62 premium / cwt • Owner Certified Natural • $1.40 premium / cwt • Age & Source Verified • $1.77 premium / cwt Jim Odle, Expert onLivestock Marketing

  22. #7 Pre-Weaned vs. Un-Weaned Calves in the Feedlot • Shrinks are the same. • 23% Lower Morbidity • 49% Lower Mortaility • By 100 DOF Average Daily Gains are Equal • Pre-weaned calves had the same or lower conversions. • Better health was offset by lower gains through finish weight. • Key for un-weaned calves is getting to a dry matter consumption of 1.7% of body weight by day seven on feed. Dr. Scott MacGregor, DVMLivestock Consulting Services

  23. #8 Feed Efficiency from US MARC Research Mark Allan, PhD Beef Cattle Geneticist, ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center Clay Center, NE

  24. #8 Why Feed Efficiency Matters to theFeedlot Operator! Inputs 150.00/ton feed 6:1 feed to gain .35/hd yardage 20.00/hd medicine 1.99 trucking 3.00 miscellaneous 6.5% interest 25% cash equity .75% death loss 600lb initial wt 1240lb kill wt ADG 3.6 lbs/day • Results • 288.00 feed cost/hd 71% Feed costs

  25. #8 Great Variation Exist for Feed Efficiency Wt gain 140-d Daily dry matter intake

  26. #9 The Sandhills Calving System • You can virtually eliminate deaths from scours on your operation. • Rotate pregnant cows to clean calving pastures each week during the calving season. Dr. Dave SmithUniversity of NE - Lincoln No Better Bull

  27. Sandhills Calving System Frequency of births • Re-create the conditions at the start of the calving season • Move pregnant cows to new calving pastures each week • Minimize dose-load • Improve maternal bonding • Segregate calves by age to prevent the multiplier effect 120 100 80 Count 60 40 20 0 5/1 5/8 5/15 5/22 5/29 6/5 6/12 6/19 6/26 7/3 More 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 Date Low risk High risk

  28. #10 – Capitalize on Your Asset Base • Why are Ranchers wealthy on their balance sheet and dirt poor in their bank account, and what can you do about it? Dave PrattRanching for Profit,Ranch ManagementConsultants, Inc.

  29. Capitalize or Concessionize

  30. Concessionize = Use It or Capitalize = Lose It Concessionize: Can you create cash flow from this and this?

  31. Sell It Capitalize: Can you sell this and maintain control of this? Concessionize = Use It or Capitalize = Lose It

  32. Stay tuned:March 6th: Dr. Barry Dunn, TX A&M KingsvilleWhat does it cost to run a cow and what are you doing about it?The End

  33. In Two Weeks:Four Strategies for Increased Profitability • Select for efficient, moderate sized cows. • Build a herd of crossbred cows. • Use terminal cross bulls. • Select using profit EPD’s that measure income minus expense.

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