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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1823983" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>Bull calves became steers and were sold along with the heifers at our local weaner sale, backgrounders usually buy them but some heifers would probably have been bought as future breeders.</p><p>As for "out of the ordinary" most people would see something occaisionally like a Schistosoma reflexa calf or some other freak of nature, who knows one day a recessive gene may be found to cause these defects. In my small herd I have only seen a defective calf right at the beginning when I moved to the property and was putting together my herd, one was a very small calf born alive with no anus and a runt of a calf, these were definitely due to BVD and were probably PI's. I did do serology on the cows and I know BVD was active in the herd at that stage. All my calves have been healthy since. We also have Akabane virus here and rightly or wrongly it gets blamed for a lot of deformities in all breeds. My neighbour who has registered Simmentals has lost a couple of calves at birth from heifers or shortly after with deformities, she blames Akabane each time , I doubt it as I calve a good %age heifers each year with no problems spread by biting midges. I think it is from BVD as she has been buying heifers and cows from various states around Australia and may have unknowingly brought in a PI. I saw one of the affected calves and it looked very similar to photos I have seen of AM calves, restricted joint movement, it only survived a few days. Both Akabane and BVD can do that, my money is on BVD. She says that she vaccinates for BVD but is very sketchy on details, I doubt they are properly vaccinated.</p><p>Jeanne I do like most breeds of cattle, I say most as I have a bit of trouble looking at some of those double muscled ones that Lithuanian farmer likes but can appreciate that they work there. I like Charolais and Simmental. Charolais are doing a great job in the central and NW of our state. Jilleroo that used to post on CT has a great herd of Charolais and Charbray cattle in the NW of the state, she has been in prolonged drought for around 9 years and the cattle have stood up well for them. But I have been very happy with the job my Angus have done for me in my conditions. I think Brahman are the biggest breed by numbers in Australia mainly due to the suitability in the north on the extensive properties there. Angus is next and is the dominant breed in the south. Wagyu seems to be the big mover here and I think the Australian Wagyu genetics is respected the world over. </p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1823983, member: 16453"] Bull calves became steers and were sold along with the heifers at our local weaner sale, backgrounders usually buy them but some heifers would probably have been bought as future breeders. As for "out of the ordinary" most people would see something occaisionally like a Schistosoma reflexa calf or some other freak of nature, who knows one day a recessive gene may be found to cause these defects. In my small herd I have only seen a defective calf right at the beginning when I moved to the property and was putting together my herd, one was a very small calf born alive with no anus and a runt of a calf, these were definitely due to BVD and were probably PI's. I did do serology on the cows and I know BVD was active in the herd at that stage. All my calves have been healthy since. We also have Akabane virus here and rightly or wrongly it gets blamed for a lot of deformities in all breeds. My neighbour who has registered Simmentals has lost a couple of calves at birth from heifers or shortly after with deformities, she blames Akabane each time , I doubt it as I calve a good %age heifers each year with no problems spread by biting midges. I think it is from BVD as she has been buying heifers and cows from various states around Australia and may have unknowingly brought in a PI. I saw one of the affected calves and it looked very similar to photos I have seen of AM calves, restricted joint movement, it only survived a few days. Both Akabane and BVD can do that, my money is on BVD. She says that she vaccinates for BVD but is very sketchy on details, I doubt they are properly vaccinated. Jeanne I do like most breeds of cattle, I say most as I have a bit of trouble looking at some of those double muscled ones that Lithuanian farmer likes but can appreciate that they work there. I like Charolais and Simmental. Charolais are doing a great job in the central and NW of our state. Jilleroo that used to post on CT has a great herd of Charolais and Charbray cattle in the NW of the state, she has been in prolonged drought for around 9 years and the cattle have stood up well for them. But I have been very happy with the job my Angus have done for me in my conditions. I think Brahman are the biggest breed by numbers in Australia mainly due to the suitability in the north on the extensive properties there. Angus is next and is the dominant breed in the south. Wagyu seems to be the big mover here and I think the Australian Wagyu genetics is respected the world over. Ken [/QUOTE]
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