BRENDA SCHOEPP
Box 2365, Stony Plain, Alberta T7Z 1X8     (403) 963-5483


Lost Opportunity
Per Cow
Fertility $  20.00
Feed $  96.00
Resource Utilization $  45.00
Dystocia $  20.00
Grubs $    3.00
Parasites $  12.00
Discounts $  25.00
Marketing/Calf $  40.00
Marketing/Cow $  70.00
$351.00

Lost Opportunity at the Bunk
 
Feed Conversion $  86.46
Average Daily Gain $  72.00
Cost of Gain $  45.67
Mud $  20.00
Grubs $  15.00
+1% death and interest $  11.12
$250.25


Adding Value to Calves
dehorn, castrate, vaccinate EARLY
wean early
keep extensive records
timely marketing
focus on conditions of sale
follow cattle through (reputation)

Presentation at International Galloway Congress
Calgary, Alberta,Canada
July, 1997