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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1642270" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>The Vet already suggested breeding her AI on her next heat. I doubt this is heritable. My own research tells me it is one of the risks of super ovulation and flushing. </p><p></p><p>My Vet is a great guy and a good friend, but he is over the normal age of retirement and I know for a fact he does not always keep up on the latest information in AI, even though he AI's the top end of his own cows. He now only treats the livestock of long term customers and lets the younger Vets in his practice do most of the others. I could ask one of them, but they are pretty young and are primarily dog and cat Vets. I was hoping for some advice from someone that has dealt with this.</p><p></p><p>While I 100% agree with Caustic and culling might be my best option, I am determined to get at least one calf out of her. I think most would agree that when you spend a fair amount for what you thought would be superior genetics, it is not as easy to cull. Right or wrong she is getting another chance. As far as her daughter is concerned, I probably should not have tried getting her pregnant at such a young age. I waited until she was almost a year old before putting her in with the bull and the rest of the herd. She had barely 3 weeks before the bull was pulled. While I have had the misfortune of having a calf cycle and breed as young as 4 months old, I understand it is not unusual for a heifer to begin cycling at 14 months. I observed her in heat after pulling the bull. She was 13 months. I will put her with the bulls next year when I breed the rest of the herd in mid-May.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1642270, member: 9933"] The Vet already suggested breeding her AI on her next heat. I doubt this is heritable. My own research tells me it is one of the risks of super ovulation and flushing. My Vet is a great guy and a good friend, but he is over the normal age of retirement and I know for a fact he does not always keep up on the latest information in AI, even though he AI's the top end of his own cows. He now only treats the livestock of long term customers and lets the younger Vets in his practice do most of the others. I could ask one of them, but they are pretty young and are primarily dog and cat Vets. I was hoping for some advice from someone that has dealt with this. While I 100% agree with Caustic and culling might be my best option, I am determined to get at least one calf out of her. I think most would agree that when you spend a fair amount for what you thought would be superior genetics, it is not as easy to cull. Right or wrong she is getting another chance. As far as her daughter is concerned, I probably should not have tried getting her pregnant at such a young age. I waited until she was almost a year old before putting her in with the bull and the rest of the herd. She had barely 3 weeks before the bull was pulled. While I have had the misfortune of having a calf cycle and breed as young as 4 months old, I understand it is not unusual for a heifer to begin cycling at 14 months. I observed her in heat after pulling the bull. She was 13 months. I will put her with the bulls next year when I breed the rest of the herd in mid-May. [/QUOTE]
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