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Calf udders???
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 930993" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>It would be good to see pictures if you can get them here Nesi.</p><p></p><p>I'm confused - but Alison is right, heifers grown excessively fast do lay down some fat in the udder area and it's linked to *reduced* production as an adult... I've never seen it in dairy heifers, I suppose because it's been known for years that growing too fast can have negative consequences and it takes a huge amount of feed to do it. It might be easier to overfeed beef heifers in that manner (easy keepers) but I just can't see it being an issue in a three month old calf.</p><p></p><p>I've heard talk of young calves producing milk being affected by the hormones from their mother or the environment, again I've never seen it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 930993, member: 9267"] It would be good to see pictures if you can get them here Nesi. I'm confused - but Alison is right, heifers grown excessively fast do lay down some fat in the udder area and it's linked to *reduced* production as an adult... I've never seen it in dairy heifers, I suppose because it's been known for years that growing too fast can have negative consequences and it takes a huge amount of feed to do it. It might be easier to overfeed beef heifers in that manner (easy keepers) but I just can't see it being an issue in a three month old calf. I've heard talk of young calves producing milk being affected by the hormones from their mother or the environment, again I've never seen it. [/QUOTE]
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