Cow Program Breeding

The ultimate measuring stick of the nutritional program for a cow/calf operation is conception rates and tightness of that breed-up.

Consider the costs of an open cow: fed or grazed for 6 months until determined open at pregnancy check; replaced with an open or bred female; and of course, no calf born at calving time. Also consider that any cow not bred in the first heat cycle will wean a calf from 30 to 40 pounds lighter per heat cycle missed. These two situations can cause significant financial stress to the operation.

Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds' Breeding Program focuses on getting more cows bred and bred earlier by increasing the plane of nutrition through consistent, high quality supplementation. Many minerals (P, Cu, Zn, Mn, Co, Etc.) and vitamins have a dramatic effect on the ability of the cow to cycle after the stress of calving. By incorporating a comprehensive mineral program including Quali-Tech SQM's, Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds gives your cows a better balance of these essential elements because of their increased bioavailability.

Of equal importance, is ensuring the supplement is available through turn out of the bulls with the cows. In many cases, supplement programs are stopped prior to breeding because of the coming of spring growth. While this forage is usually of good quality, it typically is insufficient in quantity to meet the cow's requirements and will lack many of the elements essential to ensure successful breed-up. Therefore, by quitting too early, many of the benefits of the winter supplementation program can be lost.