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2.5yr Old Heifer Not getting in calf
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<blockquote data-quote="HFX" data-source="post: 764504" data-attributes="member: 14171"><p>Cut your losses and replace her. If she isn't in calf now she will be a rising 4 year old and at the end of the day she is enjoying a pretty good 'holiday'. She is either a very late maturing heifer or has an underlying fertility issue. Alot of the focus on Brahmans has been towards size, high EBVs and larger mature cow weights (a personal opinion). Increasing these criteria can decrease the fertility and functional aspects of the cow. These females tend to have a higher maintenance requirement and thus there is less energy available to put into conception and milk production. The severity of these impacts will be increased depending on your region/available nutrition. We get calves out of our best females (moderated softer more feminine types) at 24-25 months without any calving complications and they're back in calf without supplements at any stage or they're culled. Novatech has made a pretty good point with regard to fertility and foundation stock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HFX, post: 764504, member: 14171"] Cut your losses and replace her. If she isn’t in calf now she will be a rising 4 year old and at the end of the day she is enjoying a pretty good ‘holiday’. She is either a very late maturing heifer or has an underlying fertility issue. Alot of the focus on Brahmans has been towards size, high EBVs and larger mature cow weights (a personal opinion). Increasing these criteria can decrease the fertility and functional aspects of the cow. These females tend to have a higher maintenance requirement and thus there is less energy available to put into conception and milk production. The severity of these impacts will be increased depending on your region/available nutrition. We get calves out of our best females (moderated softer more feminine types) at 24-25 months without any calving complications and they’re back in calf without supplements at any stage or they’re culled. Novatech has made a pretty good point with regard to fertility and foundation stock. [/QUOTE]
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