<p>Fescue Hair Shedding Distribution</p><p>Objectives: (*Optional)</p><p>1. Identify a percentage distribution from herds in SE/NE Oklahoma to see how much influence fescue (K31) has on cow/calf operations. 2. Evaluate bull characteristics for month of hair shedding. 3. *Evaluate pregnancy rates by hair shedding score. 4. *Evaluate weaning weights by hair shedding score.</p><p>Educators will pick one/two herds (1 with Fescue and 1 without) in their county and take pictures of the cows sometime in the month of April and provide a hair shedding score. District Livestock specialists will also score the cows based off the picture and average the two scores.</p><p>Potential Information to collect: Date of Deworming & Product</p><p>Individual cow ID’s Breed Forage base Bull ID/breed</p><p>Soil Type Calving Season (Spring or Fall) Calving Dates</p><p>Weaning weight Pregnancy rate County Information Sheet County: Okfuskee </p><p>Date of Last Deworming_ Product _(Past History) Weaning Wt: 500 Preg % 95 </p><p>Calving Season _Spring__Fall Primary Forage Bermuda/fescue Fescue Type X K31 Novel</p><p>Soil Type Grazing System Continuous Rotational</p><p>ID CrnkleHrn Score 3 Breed SH ID Score 3 Breed LM&SH Speck ID Roan Score 4 Breed SH IDWhtTail Score 4 Breed LM&SH </p><p>ID Lineback Score 2 Breed LH IDStarfaceScore 4 Breed LM&BM </p><p>ID 26B Score 2 Breed BM Score 4 Breed Donkey </p><p>ID_ Hank </p><p>ID 7 Score 3 Breed BM ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID 26 Score 2 Breed RA ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID 50B Score 2 Breed RA&BM ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID 38 Brand Score 2 Breed RA ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Sngle Hrn Score 2 Breed LH&LM ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Old Speck Score 2 Breed SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Mot Face Score 1 Breed LH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Old SH Score 3 Breed SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Blk Strfac Score 3 Breed SM&BM ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Litle Roan Score 3 Breed SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Old Roan Score 3 Breed SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Bull Score 2 Breed AN ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Dotte Score 3 Breed LH&BA ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Wht Cow Score 2 Breed LH&SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Wht Face Score 2 Breed LH&SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Tiger Score 2 Breed BR ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Paint SH Score 2 Breed LH&SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID LH heifer Score 2 Breed LM&LH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID BM/Hwy Score 2 Breed BM ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID BeterHorn Score 2 Breed LM&SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>ID Rd SH Score 4 Breed LM&SH ID_ Score Breed </p><p>Notes Breed Abbreviations: SH-Shorthorn, LH-Longhorn, BM-BeefMaster, RA-Red Angus, LM-Limousin, SM- Simmental, AN-Angus, BA-Brangus, BR-Braunvieh</p><p>The first group of 8 cows were in a pasture with approximately 40% fescue, 60% bermudagrass. The second group of 15 cows were in a pasture with approximately 50% fescue, 50% bermudagrass, calves received creep feed. The first and second groups were rotational grazed with summer bermudagrass pastures, and spring calving. The third group of 5 cows were on a continuous pasture with fescue, bermudagrass, and clovers; fall calving, and calves received creep feed. All pastures had a 20% supplement tub in them.</p>