Why not? If she has trouble settling every year or slips a calf I need to know that. With margins close and vaccinations getting higher you can't just run without data and guess at your herd. I can't imagine not keeping records of which bull they were with on which year - you would have calves that you couldn't keep because you might accidentally line breed them. I want to know the exact date some are put with the bull or breed so that I can get them moved to the dry lot for calving at the right time, but I sure don't want them all there "just in case". If I have a cow that isn't a good milker I need to write that down so that when that baby is weaned she can go to the sale. Currently I keep everything in a cattle book in the pickup, but I am looking for something easier. I've got about 100 head right now. I can't imagine not keeping good cattle records - I'd end up with a herd that would always have issues of some sort. I just don't have the memory for all of that!
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