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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1679832" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>I was just looking at the dates you gave, and I see your March born heifers were with the bulls from birth until they were weaned at 7 months in October. If the herd is Angus, I'm amazed you don't have more bred. We pull the bulls after 60 days which means the oldest heifers are approaching 5 months. We still get the occasional pregnancy, even with Lutalyse given to replacements at weaning. Giving Lute at that time is too late for those bred early. Lute is effective in causing abortions from approximately 10 to 100 days after conception. In my case, It would have been best to Lute about 2 weeks after the bulls were pulled, but that would mean another gather and I am unlikely to have determined replacements that early. </p><p>Unfortunately it just happens sometimes and there isn't a real easy solution. Pulling bulls earlier would help along with Lute, but in your case the heifer conceived in late July, less than 2 months after turn out. Even had you given her Lute at weaning, she may have still carried the pregnancy. I would Lute all replacements at weaning, and that should prevent most pregnancies from going to term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1679832, member: 9933"] I was just looking at the dates you gave, and I see your March born heifers were with the bulls from birth until they were weaned at 7 months in October. If the herd is Angus, I'm amazed you don't have more bred. We pull the bulls after 60 days which means the oldest heifers are approaching 5 months. We still get the occasional pregnancy, even with Lutalyse given to replacements at weaning. Giving Lute at that time is too late for those bred early. Lute is effective in causing abortions from approximately 10 to 100 days after conception. In my case, It would have been best to Lute about 2 weeks after the bulls were pulled, but that would mean another gather and I am unlikely to have determined replacements that early. Unfortunately it just happens sometimes and there isn't a real easy solution. Pulling bulls earlier would help along with Lute, but in your case the heifer conceived in late July, less than 2 months after turn out. Even had you given her Lute at weaning, she may have still carried the pregnancy. I would Lute all replacements at weaning, and that should prevent most pregnancies from going to term. [/QUOTE]
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