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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1749762" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Personally, if I had to choose between 100# too heavy vs 100 TOO LIGHT, I would definitely go with too heavy. Now I don't mean 100# +/- from ideal weight. "Ideal weight" can vary a bit. 100# on a full grown heifer is not much difference. Everyone has a very biased opinion on what's right - but research time & time again has proven if they are <strong>too thin</strong>, they don't have the energy to push, the calf is lighter and does not have the will power to live.</p><p>Cold weather and high protein grows fetuses. I don't think in Calf. you have a problem with cold.</p><p>Also, research has shown that heifers OVER 30 months of age at parturition, likely will have a harder time with same size calf as a 24 month old because their pelvic area has calcified by that age. As a heifer, they are more flexible. Once they have calved, their pelvic area stretches prior to the calcification process and remain stretched out for easier calving.</p><p>BCS is extremely important at calving time. Too thin is bad and too fat is also bad. Fine line!!!</p><p>Your heifers look to be in perfect BCS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1749762, member: 968"] Personally, if I had to choose between 100# too heavy vs 100 TOO LIGHT, I would definitely go with too heavy. Now I don't mean 100# +/- from ideal weight. "Ideal weight" can vary a bit. 100# on a full grown heifer is not much difference. Everyone has a very biased opinion on what's right - but research time & time again has proven if they are [B]too thin[/B], they don't have the energy to push, the calf is lighter and does not have the will power to live. Cold weather and high protein grows fetuses. I don't think in Calf. you have a problem with cold. Also, research has shown that heifers OVER 30 months of age at parturition, likely will have a harder time with same size calf as a 24 month old because their pelvic area has calcified by that age. As a heifer, they are more flexible. Once they have calved, their pelvic area stretches prior to the calcification process and remain stretched out for easier calving. BCS is extremely important at calving time. Too thin is bad and too fat is also bad. Fine line!!! Your heifers look to be in perfect BCS. [/QUOTE]
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