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I only AI my best cows for replacement heifers so I mainly look at maternal traits and gain , plus I like what ABS calls GTS summary . Genex calls it something else. I look at foot angle , udder stucture, teat size , ect. My semen salesman sees alot of calves from different bulls and I listen to...

Last winter was my last Feb. calving unless my younger son decides to stay on the farm. If he does we will be going to registered. It wasn't to bad when there were 3 of us but now my oldest is in college and I'm waiting to have back surgery so my 16 year old will have his hands full in Apr. I've...

I've had a couple times when the calf never got colostum in the 1st 12 hours for differant reasons and they both got by OK . I don't worry about it as much anymore but I agree that it is important for them to get it ASAP. I agree with randilianna to keep a close eye on him and be ready to treat...

Congrats on spanking Nipawin , I used to love coaching the boys teams when they were young . It's a small world , my mom was from Meadow Lake . My grandparents used to live in a little dumpy house next to KFC with a mennonite church across the alley .

Yep , my wife says we live at the end of civilization . What town do you coach ?. My boys always played soccer ,summer and winter . My oldest boy played soccer with the Nipawin Hawks trainer one year . Good player but sure got alot of cards lol. Well back to my water bowl troubles then I've got...

Just passing on what my semen salesman told me . I'm up north of Nipawin.

Just blew a water line under a water bowl a (which wouldn't be a big deal if we didn't still have 1 1/2 ' of snow and ice) and had another calf. I've been using Genex the last couple of years mainly because I'm working on improving teats and udders (beef staff recommendations) on my foundation...

That's right , That's why I'm going to use him again this year .The reason for this post was to see if anyone else had used this bull and what kind of results they came up with.

I was just wondering if anyone here was used Genex "hooks Shear Force. I tried 4 straws on heifers and was very happy with the results , however a few days ago I had a heifer calve at 283 days and she could'nt get past the front hooves before giving up . We got the chains around some huge feet...

Hey Randiliana , I had a similar situation a couple weeks ago . A cow not due for 5 weeks leaking amniotic fluid. I finally put her in the squeeze after watching her a few more hours and put a hand in .Calf had both front feet down and head twisted back . Finally got it out , it had been dead...

Tod , I can't remember the name of my sqeeze but I have V-shaped sides too . She just drops like a stone , I think she's trying to break my arm with her butt . I'll size her up next time I put her through the chute and maybe the idea with the pipes will work . Northern , Thanks for the pic but...

I was wondering if anyone else has a cow similar to the one I'm about to decribe . Last night when I was AI'ing her , as soon as I touched the cervix she dropped to the floor of the squeeze butt end first. I had to remove the gun on her way down to prevent injury to her vagina . Now my gun was...

This is an intresting topic . I induce about 4 or 6 healthy cows/heifers every year. But , so far only AI animals so I know their dates. My thinking is it's easier on the cow or hiefer if they're overdue to induce rather than possibly pull the calf or have a C-section. I've never had one retain...

I copied this article off the internet a year ago and have'nt heard anything about it since. All The Sex You Want By Lorne McClinton and Suzanne Deutsch Apr 1, 2006 12:00 PM Choosing your calves' sex may soon be as easy as picking a colored straw of semen. Want a heifer, select a pink straw...

What company or companies are marketing it ? My semen salesman hasn't mentioned anything about it .

I had a heifer like that last year . She wasn't engorging and on 288 days I finally induced her . Had to pull the calf . Hardly any milk on the heifer . Tubed him colostrom for a few days and told him to sink or swim. He made it , but his weaning weight wasn't satisfactory. I was going to sell...