Search results for query: *

I would give him a shot of Selenium (Multimin 90 or BoSe). Must get from a vet. Those big dumb suckers are usually lacking SE. And I would give a little heavier dose than recommended.

Here's a statement taken from an Ohio State University article: "Udder scores in beef cattle are considered to be moderately heritable. Two scores are typically taken on beef cows, suspension and teat size. The heritability for suspension is .32 and .28 for teat size. What these values tell us...

Twins - jury is out - like in "they won't make it"?

All my cows look like they are carrying twins. I breed for LOTS of volume.

When artificially breeding - the "speed" of the sperm can be utilized to help predict by breeding really early in her cycle vs normal or late in her cycle. But, if you breed too early, you get lower conception rates. Theory being, male sperm is slimmer and faster and arrives at the LOCATION...

I vote single. Cows tend to lost a bit of weight when carrying twins - compared to contemporaries.

You are zipping along with calving!! You "will" be done soon. GREAT looking calf!

Yup - I have a "number" that represents the cow family. I have #3 goes back to a cow Hudson Pines leased from me and flushed her for a year (every 60 days) - I got half the embryos for the lease. She averaged 19 viable embryos. Half my herd is #3. I have a few #9 - that number goes back to...

I'm sure the GV breed has improved - but - back when founders of ASA went to Europe to check out the different strains of Simmental, they rejected Gelbvieh because they had such a bad temperament. So, GV is a strain of Simmental in Europe.

Great!! love the names. So you use Red tags for girls (me too!) What is the K on top?

That would suck to lose the cow.

Wow - 2 members that had triplets. That's pretty amazing. Congratulations!

Put 1 twin heifer on the cow with 2 dead calves. Paired right up.

I had 3 pairs out of 30 head so far. 1 split pair alive. 1 split pair born dead, 1 twin heifers alive. Usually get 1 to 3 out of 40- 50 head. Did not have 1 last year.

Beautiful cattle. Love seeing your cattle. Boy, you have been spitting them out - well ---- your cows have been spitting them out!!! Is this a high number of twins for you - or normal?

I breed ALL my cows for a heifer. They are my money makers - males are, as I said, cash flow. I "know" I have a paycheck each October. Heifers are an income - whenever!!! Never know. Right now, I have at least 4 spoken for. I offer to sell "pick" of my AI heifers prior to April for $4500 -...

Warren - most of them. I never use it because I want a mixture of heifers and bulls. The steers/bulls are my cash flow. All are sold in October after weaning and pre-conditioning. When I flush, I always do IVF reverse sort for heifers.

Oh, yes, he will remain a bull. I have all my bulls sold and need a couple more! Only have 3 cows left to calve. 1 is late !!! fingers crossed for a bull. This is NOT normally what I wish for. But, I have orders for more bulls than I have on the ground. VERY unusual year. I choose every...

This is Java's twin bull calf. (Not Java in the pic). You can see we are dealing with a lot of mud.

And remember, if you vaccinate for Lepto, it is only good for 6 months. Cows need to be vaccinate twice a year.