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<blockquote data-quote="vbd" data-source="post: 313608" data-attributes="member: 4088"><p>Once again I will show my ignorance... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Background info:</strong> We have a hereford heifer that the vet says was at 39 days on the 16th of Dec. She is a sale barn calf I bought on the 23nd of Dec. last year and I guessed she was 3 to 4 months old at that point, which makes her 15 / 16 months old now. She is in great shape. I think she looks very good condition wise. My brother-in-law (dairy guy) thinks she is a bit fat. Her weight on the 16th was 840lbs. She is in the pasture with decent grass with 5 younger (6 mo old) heifers and I give them a little grain daily. </p><p></p><p>Brother-in-law says if I feed her, it will grow the calf and increase calf size. I think the calf size will be whatever genetics make it...all within reason now and I understand that we do not want her to be fat! </p><p></p><p><strong>Question:</strong>:?: Within reason, will the amount of feed change the calf's birth weight?</p><p></p><p>BTW: What is a second calf heifer? I have seen the term used here but do not understand it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks all, Van</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vbd, post: 313608, member: 4088"] Once again I will show my ignorance... :oops: [b]Background info:[/b] We have a hereford heifer that the vet says was at 39 days on the 16th of Dec. She is a sale barn calf I bought on the 23nd of Dec. last year and I guessed she was 3 to 4 months old at that point, which makes her 15 / 16 months old now. She is in great shape. I think she looks very good condition wise. My brother-in-law (dairy guy) thinks she is a bit fat. Her weight on the 16th was 840lbs. She is in the pasture with decent grass with 5 younger (6 mo old) heifers and I give them a little grain daily. Brother-in-law says if I feed her, it will grow the calf and increase calf size. I think the calf size will be whatever genetics make it...all within reason now and I understand that we do not want her to be fat! [b]Question:[/b]:?: Within reason, will the amount of feed change the calf's birth weight? BTW: What is a second calf heifer? I have seen the term used here but do not understand it. Thanks all, Van [/QUOTE]
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