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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1765867" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Per the title of the thread...</p><p></p><p>I've raised enough replacement heifers for sale to have an opinion. It seems like a lot of people are saving calves for replacements out of first calf heifers and by "easy calving" bulls. My opinion... a recipe for weakening their herds. Maternal hips are more important than the size or shape of a calf... within reason. I like retaining heifers from proven cows over the age of eight, and from bulls with frame. In fact I avoid easy calving bulls after a cow is five.</p><p></p><p>I'll save a cow if a calf needs to be repositioned but she's a cull if the calf is in a proper position and needs to be pulled.</p><p></p><p>My two cents...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1765867, member: 42463"] Per the title of the thread... I've raised enough replacement heifers for sale to have an opinion. It seems like a lot of people are saving calves for replacements out of first calf heifers and by "easy calving" bulls. My opinion... a recipe for weakening their herds. Maternal hips are more important than the size or shape of a calf... within reason. I like retaining heifers from proven cows over the age of eight, and from bulls with frame. In fact I avoid easy calving bulls after a cow is five. I'll save a cow if a calf needs to be repositioned but she's a cull if the calf is in a proper position and needs to be pulled. My two cents... [/QUOTE]
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