OwnedByTheCow
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tdc_cattle":1mlnuvlo said:what do you call a bad bag? I've had a lot of old timers tell me to look at the calf not the bag.
In my opinion bags are a big part of my cow culling decision if I HAVE to cull. If the bag is too close to the ground/to high up or the teats are to large/small or least importantly but still a thought, are the quarters extremely uneven. All can have an impact on early calf development. If a new calf has to work to hard for colostrum then they might not drink enough. If the bag is to low to the ground or has to be worked to find at all it will hinder the calf's ability to drink. He might drink when he's hungry but he won't be encouraged to drink more then enough. If the teat is too large the calf can't put it into their mouth.