nesday, October 26, 1966. _TERRACE “OMINECA” HERALD. TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA Farm FOruin.. « e Ihuted by D. G. HARVARD, District Agriculturist,.’ « Department of Agriculture ~ " Smithers, B.C. - id you ever feed’a supposedly gnent cow all winter;: only to fe her fail to drop'a calf inthe Eng? it isn’t an: uncommon oc- ence, growing numberof farmers turning to pregnancy. testing, ombat this problem, It makes é. when a veterinarian ig with- practical working distance. of r farm, assuming you're run- a sizeable cow-alf operation. Dick Felius, Provincial Veter. n,. Williams Lake, puts it way: . a ‘ . mihe annual cost of keeping a @ cow vaties but.an average 85.00 per cow would be a re- cost of a that fs lbrough the winter, .. labour ete, Let's assume that cost o£ wintering 2 cow is 00 1e cost of producing one ‘calf a 100 per cent calf crop in the. herd: would be $85.00, How- ever, the- average calf crop in North Amerioa: Is close to 85 ‘per. cent. Therefore this increases the calf crop by. 9-0 ~ 100 x $85.00 — $100.00 FO oo we ~ The cost of producing a calf.can be. lowered: through ‘ pregnancy’ examination of the herd. There ig generally a. pregnancy rate of 87 per cent which gives a calf crop of approximately 93 per cent be- cause of a°2 per cant loss due to abortions, embryonic. deaths, ‘etc, This means that it would be -pos- sifle- for. the rancher to. take F | market,: those animals still open, 18 percent or.13 cows out of 100, and save feeding them ' ++ Fle cost of feeding non preg. ble figure, This includes fenc- | nant animals: is about, the same. Let's assume it costs $60.00 to feed ‘a cow through the ‘winter. For the 13 -ppen -animals-_ this would amount to $730.00.per year. This would be offset by’a value of gain approximetely $20.00 per $260.00 — $520.00, if cows are’ex- amined. fo# pregnancy ‘and ship- ped, The saving of feed can either be used ‘to feed the rest of the herd if there is a shortage, or re- placement animals can be bought.” “So there :you are. The figures used may. not agree with yours but the general idea is sound, par- ticularly If you're entering winter with a short feed supply. The usg- ual. charge. per cow is $1.00.. De- pending of course, on' your situa- tion, it-could be a $1.00 well spént! Best time to have it done? — 10. weeks to 3 months after a 3 month breeding “season. 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