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By that reference you now know the dam and sire are carriers. Bought or raised bull?

We had one prolapsed before and after calving. Vet said post-calving hormones should help shrink the cervix but she still prolapsed again. Sewed her up where she could still function but kept her away from the bull. Will be in the freezer in a few weeks.

Ours comes in ~400-500lb bales and I arrange a trucking company to pick it up. I used a tractor trailer (81 per load) one time and tandem axle flat bed/roll back (50 per load) the last time.

I've had a change of heart. I talked to the gin operator and he said that everything gets run in air temps 200-250 degF which should volatalize any chemicals existing. I'm not sure if that's 100% correct but it's enough for me to think the majority of potential damage has been mitigated. In the...

What is the down side to this? Looks like similar pricing and near instant results?

I looked at it but don't want the spray residue to kill my precious little microbes... :)

Every week at least.

Angus Association RTF status https://angus.org/Pub/RTF_Explanation.pdf

First - this isn't a big deal if the rent isn't riding on the progeny.. Trying to refine genetics to keep the best and sift out the problems? Inbreeding will do it as long as you are willing to cull. Commercial operation trying to maximize outputs? Inbreeding is the opposite of what you need...

Always heard it takes a feminine cow to make a masculine bull. Probably the same but all non-terminal cow breeding starts with the cow for me. :)

Pretty sure you have that one turned around.

Turning that thing (or any bull , really) in with my cows would be a serious problem - even if you own the place!

yep

well, since it's 50/50 black and red, there was a 25% chance to get 2 red calves out of 2. 3 of 3 .5 x .5 x .5 = 12.5% 5 of 5 .5 ^ 5 = 3% 10 of 10 = .09% "most likely" they will be 50/50 :)

put an estrus alert ($1) on her. if it turns red, she isnt bred. (you will need another cow to be with her to assist in test implementation) use the BioPRYN pregnancy test. they can tell you pretty easily for under $5. http://5barx.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1284

dun: do you do pelvic measurements on any of the natural sires you have started using? or ae they all home raised too?

they will sell you a kit for 10 animals. most medical supply companies will have everything you need.

discussed pretty well with an official representative commenting. http://5barx.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t ... ht=biopryn

eating grass and grain arent exactly optimal nutrition for a 4 day old calf. is the cow that had her doing anything? **a few minutes later, i thought you were expecting the calf to do those things. apparently i should read a little more closely. sorry. :roll:

from everything i have read, natural is an attainable goal with a decent market. organic seems to be a very specialized field where the consumer doesnt understand how much expense goes into being certified organic. natural seems to make a lot more sense to me.