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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1707222" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>14 pg of 18 exposed = 77.8% pg rate</p><p>17 expected pg of 18 = 94.4% expected</p><p></p><p>IF bought at your local sale barn, I expect the owner sorted off his best most fertile heifers for himself. In addition perhaps 1 or 2 born twin to a bull might have been put in the group. When working with a small number of animals just a couple of them can really skew the percentages. I agree with LazyM's suggestion of bagged mineral. Otherwise, don't think it's your fault. Unless the 4 were smaller I doubt they were too young. More background information when buying/selecting is always helpful.</p><p></p><p>Knowing the seller or whether they are prone to lax management is a red flag, leading to another possibility - inbreeding lowers fertility.</p><p>IF heifers in the group resulted from 1/2 brother x sister mating or sire x daughter that could well be the reason for less than a 90% group pregnancy rate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1707222, member: 14585"] 14 pg of 18 exposed = 77.8% pg rate 17 expected pg of 18 = 94.4% expected IF bought at your local sale barn, I expect the owner sorted off his best most fertile heifers for himself. In addition perhaps 1 or 2 born twin to a bull might have been put in the group. When working with a small number of animals just a couple of them can really skew the percentages. I agree with LazyM's suggestion of bagged mineral. Otherwise, don't think it's your fault. Unless the 4 were smaller I doubt they were too young. More background information when buying/selecting is always helpful. Knowing the seller or whether they are prone to lax management is a red flag, leading to another possibility - inbreeding lowers fertility. IF heifers in the group resulted from 1/2 brother x sister mating or sire x daughter that could well be the reason for less than a 90% group pregnancy rate. [/QUOTE]
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