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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 22319" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>I yacked with the vet this weekend about the heifer that didn't actaully go into labor.</p><p>He says that about 1 in 50 dairy heifers will do it. Primarily Brown Swiss. You have to realize that we only have Holsteins Brown Swiss and Jerseys in this area. The nearest Guernsey and Milking Shorthorn herds are 100 miles plus away so he doesn't work with them.</p><p>With beef heifers he sees more like one in a couple of hundred but more frequently among Braunvieh and Black Angus. Bearing in mind again that the two largest breeders of registered cattle in this area are Braunvieh and the other Black Angus. Rarely sees it in crossbreeds, but thinks it's maybe because those that would have a genetic propensity to the problem get sent to slaughter because they aren't in the high dollar value range that registered stuff is. I didn't ask if it may be genetic butfrom his other answers I think he may feel that it is. Heifers that have the problem contribute to other heifers that do. Anyway, that's what I would think.</p><p>Just some thoughts because this whole deal has been driving me nuts. In now more then 40 years I've never had the problem but I did assist with pulling a bunch of calves from another herd that had the problem and continues to have it each year.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 22319, member: 34"] I yacked with the vet this weekend about the heifer that didn't actaully go into labor. He says that about 1 in 50 dairy heifers will do it. Primarily Brown Swiss. You have to realize that we only have Holsteins Brown Swiss and Jerseys in this area. The nearest Guernsey and Milking Shorthorn herds are 100 miles plus away so he doesn't work with them. With beef heifers he sees more like one in a couple of hundred but more frequently among Braunvieh and Black Angus. Bearing in mind again that the two largest breeders of registered cattle in this area are Braunvieh and the other Black Angus. Rarely sees it in crossbreeds, but thinks it's maybe because those that would have a genetic propensity to the problem get sent to slaughter because they aren't in the high dollar value range that registered stuff is. I didn't ask if it may be genetic butfrom his other answers I think he may feel that it is. Heifers that have the problem contribute to other heifers that do. Anyway, that's what I would think. Just some thoughts because this whole deal has been driving me nuts. In now more then 40 years I've never had the problem but I did assist with pulling a bunch of calves from another herd that had the problem and continues to have it each year. dun [/QUOTE]
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