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Bred cows on winter wheat
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 600416" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>I have bred cows on winter ryegrass almost every year. I'm not as convinced as some about the risks of having cows "healthy" going into calving. If there is a risk, it must be a small one. Perhaps the point that I have cows (instead of heifers) has a lot to do with it, and I tend to use low birth weight bulls to start off with (I'd rather have a small live calf, than a dead big one). I believe that a healthy cow a birth will rebreed back much quicker.</p><p></p><p>I've seen some practically starve cows going into calving with the thought that it would prevent calving difficulties. I think this is somewhat naive and risky.</p><p></p><p>Having said that I don't think I'd put a field full of pregnant heifers in ryegrass and have them obese pre-calving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 600416, member: 2653"] I have bred cows on winter ryegrass almost every year. I'm not as convinced as some about the risks of having cows "healthy" going into calving. If there is a risk, it must be a small one. Perhaps the point that I have cows (instead of heifers) has a lot to do with it, and I tend to use low birth weight bulls to start off with (I'd rather have a small live calf, than a dead big one). I believe that a healthy cow a birth will rebreed back much quicker. I've seen some practically starve cows going into calving with the thought that it would prevent calving difficulties. I think this is somewhat naive and risky. Having said that I don't think I'd put a field full of pregnant heifers in ryegrass and have them obese pre-calving. [/QUOTE]
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