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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 802288" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>The answer is going to depend on what you call bottle tits. Bottle tits to me is a tit too big for a newborn calf to latch onto and suck, or will soon be too big for a newborn calf to latch onto and suck, and yes, that is going to be a problem in the future. There is also the fact that bad udders tend to be about 25% heritable, and for it to show up in a first time heifer is <strong>not</strong> a good thing. Are bottle tits, something you really want in your herd? Do you have any history on this heifer? What did her mother's udder look like after a year or so? Considering that this is her first calf and her tits are already apparently enlarged beyond the norm, I believe I would be selling her. However, she is not my heifer so the choice is yours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 802288, member: 539"] The answer is going to depend on what you call bottle tits. Bottle tits to me is a tit too big for a newborn calf to latch onto and suck, or will soon be too big for a newborn calf to latch onto and suck, and yes, that is going to be a problem in the future. There is also the fact that bad udders tend to be about 25% heritable, and for it to show up in a first time heifer is [b]not[/b] a good thing. Are bottle tits, something you really want in your herd? Do you have any history on this heifer? What did her mother's udder look like after a year or so? Considering that this is her first calf and her tits are already apparently enlarged beyond the norm, I believe I would be selling her. However, she is not my heifer so the choice is yours. [/QUOTE]
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