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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15503"><p>Here the cows are tagged with a colored tage denoting stage of pregnancy with a number for age written on it. Usually after about 6 they're either SS (short & Solid) or BM (broken mouth). The skill of the vet is vital. A neighbor bought a bunch of stock cows that were 2nd and 3rd stage, about half of the 2nd stage cows were open, one calved a week after the sale. A couple of the 3rd stage cows were really in the 3rd stage, the others were either 2nd stage or open. They chekc them so fast that a mistake can be made both in the teeth and the stage of pregnancy, plus the chances of the wrong thing being written down. They usually have to vets, one doing teeth and one doing preg checking. Some vets are much better at the preg checks then others. When our vet checks them he tells me what he thinks the breeding date is, the furthest he's been off is 6 days. Of course the history of him having taught reproduction at the U of KS and having worked at MARC in the reproduction facility might have something to do with it.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> They don't write the estimated age</p><p>> on the cows going through the</p><p>> sales here in N.GA. are at the</p><p>> sale in N.Ala. The vet does</p><p>> estimate the age of the spinger</p><p>> cows he cheeks and writes it on a</p><p>> log, maybe for the state records,I</p><p>> don't know, but they never have</p><p>> wrote it on the cows hide.Everyone</p><p>> just kinds of buys them as is with</p><p>> ones own site being the judge.</p><p></p><p>> I was helping a farmer friend of</p><p>> mine work his charolais this past</p><p>> summer and one of his good looking</p><p>> charolais that he had bought</p><p>> through the sale about 2 yrs ago,</p><p>> that still had a good tight</p><p>> shack,no long tites,eyes were not</p><p>> protuding,looked to be about 5 or</p><p>> 6 yrs old truned out after looking</p><p>> in her mounth to both of our</p><p>> surprise only had little popcorn</p><p>> for teeth. He sold her the next</p><p>> week as a springer and she brought</p><p>> good money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15503"] Here the cows are tagged with a colored tage denoting stage of pregnancy with a number for age written on it. Usually after about 6 they're either SS (short & Solid) or BM (broken mouth). The skill of the vet is vital. A neighbor bought a bunch of stock cows that were 2nd and 3rd stage, about half of the 2nd stage cows were open, one calved a week after the sale. A couple of the 3rd stage cows were really in the 3rd stage, the others were either 2nd stage or open. They chekc them so fast that a mistake can be made both in the teeth and the stage of pregnancy, plus the chances of the wrong thing being written down. They usually have to vets, one doing teeth and one doing preg checking. Some vets are much better at the preg checks then others. When our vet checks them he tells me what he thinks the breeding date is, the furthest he's been off is 6 days. Of course the history of him having taught reproduction at the U of KS and having worked at MARC in the reproduction facility might have something to do with it. dun > They don't write the estimated age > on the cows going through the > sales here in N.GA. are at the > sale in N.Ala. The vet does > estimate the age of the spinger > cows he cheeks and writes it on a > log, maybe for the state records,I > don't know, but they never have > wrote it on the cows hide.Everyone > just kinds of buys them as is with > ones own site being the judge. > I was helping a farmer friend of > mine work his charolais this past > summer and one of his good looking > charolais that he had bought > through the sale about 2 yrs ago, > that still had a good tight > shack,no long tites,eyes were not > protuding,looked to be about 5 or > 6 yrs old truned out after looking > in her mounth to both of our > surprise only had little popcorn > for teeth. He sold her the next > week as a springer and she brought > good money. [/QUOTE]
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