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<blockquote data-quote="WFfarm" data-source="post: 1802150" data-attributes="member: 39155"><p><strong>You should use the same criterial for keeping heifers from any of your mothers</strong>, whether they are a 1st calf heifer or a mature cow. They should be born in at the beginning of your calving season and be above a set weight at weaning. Phenotype and temperament are also important.</p><p></p><p>Being at the beginning of your season helps identify fertile mothers that consistently breed on the first exposure. With a first calf heifer you will have limited rebreeding information on her. Virgin heifers usually are easy to get bred, but they may have issues the 2nd or 3rd time.</p><p></p><p>The heifer calf will have all the genetics from her parents, but sometimes they will not reach their full potential because the milk production on the first calf heifer is not as good, or they did not get a good amount of Colostrum because the new mom wouldn't hold still after birth. For us they tend to be lighter weight at weaning and at the bottom of our list for ADG. There is more of a gamble by selecting them based on their parents alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WFfarm, post: 1802150, member: 39155"] [B]You should use the same criterial for keeping heifers from any of your mothers[/B], whether they are a 1st calf heifer or a mature cow. They should be born in at the beginning of your calving season and be above a set weight at weaning. Phenotype and temperament are also important. Being at the beginning of your season helps identify fertile mothers that consistently breed on the first exposure. With a first calf heifer you will have limited rebreeding information on her. Virgin heifers usually are easy to get bred, but they may have issues the 2nd or 3rd time. The heifer calf will have all the genetics from her parents, but sometimes they will not reach their full potential because the milk production on the first calf heifer is not as good, or they did not get a good amount of Colostrum because the new mom wouldn't hold still after birth. For us they tend to be lighter weight at weaning and at the bottom of our list for ADG. There is more of a gamble by selecting them based on their parents alone. [/QUOTE]
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