Building With Baldies

摘要

With the benefits of longevity, feed efficiency and consistency, Brett Sloan of Sloan Cattle Co., Los Banos, Calif., is sold on the benefits of the baldie cow. "We really like the baldie cow," Brett says. "She's the ideal mother. She lasts longer, ismore consistent and more feed efficient. "Not only are baldie females nice to look at but they are performers in the herd. She has all the traits that are desirable for what we want in a cow. She is known to stay in the herd and raise more calves than atypical straightbred cow and she also raises a calf that is feed efficient. We all know grass is hard to come by these days and in order to turn a profit in this business your cows and calves have to be able to maintain their condition on limited feed resources." So with this in mind, Brett has set out to develop his own replacement females and build a herd of profitable baldie momma cows.