Trade magazines are full of articles on cost cutting practices and they are all of some worth.
The gross returns for the following management practices were calculated for a 30-cow herd. To test your understanding of the potential return from various management practices try the following quiz. The first step to increase weaning percentage is to identify where it is that you are losing calves. Then you can focus on that particular aspect of management. 2.The second greatest return can come from using calf best management practices which I consider to include deworming, implanting, castration and fly control.