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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 1310635" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>IMO, I would expect a 2% death loss, and be pretty happy with anything under 5%. I also find it difficult to believe that an 86 lb calf would be big enough to cause the cow an injury bad enough for her to die(or be put down). We have heifers (and no they are not Exotic or exotic cross) that will calve 90 lb calves on their own. I prefer that our heifers have calves in the 75-85 lb range and expect most of those to be born unassisted. I do not care to see a 60 lb calf out of anything, they tend to die in our climate if the weather is poor, or at least require more care.</p><p></p><p>Cold weather does seem to cause more assists, but I think that it is more that we are watching the cattle closer than any other reason. When you are checking every 2-4 hours because they could freeze to death, you get impatient quicker and tend to intervene because of that, I think. When you are checking every 4-6 hours you often just find the cow with a calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 1310635, member: 2308"] IMO, I would expect a 2% death loss, and be pretty happy with anything under 5%. I also find it difficult to believe that an 86 lb calf would be big enough to cause the cow an injury bad enough for her to die(or be put down). We have heifers (and no they are not Exotic or exotic cross) that will calve 90 lb calves on their own. I prefer that our heifers have calves in the 75-85 lb range and expect most of those to be born unassisted. I do not care to see a 60 lb calf out of anything, they tend to die in our climate if the weather is poor, or at least require more care. Cold weather does seem to cause more assists, but I think that it is more that we are watching the cattle closer than any other reason. When you are checking every 2-4 hours because they could freeze to death, you get impatient quicker and tend to intervene because of that, I think. When you are checking every 4-6 hours you often just find the cow with a calf. [/QUOTE]
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