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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15483"><p>As always, I couldn't have said it any better! Dun has 40 years experience and all the Univ research is now agreeing. Cattle fed poorly during their last trimester have more calving difficulties & weaker calves - no matter what body condition they are in compared to another cow in the same body condition fed properly (gainly weight) during the last trimester. FEED HER! Jeanne <A HREF="http://www.SimmeValley.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.SimmeValley.com</A></p><p>> Rule #1 - You can't underfeed a</p><p>> small calf out of a cow/heifer.</p><p>> Unless the cow/heifer is getting</p><p>> really fat, cutting her back can</p><p>> cause difficulty calving because</p><p>> of low energy on the cow/heifers</p><p>> part, poor quality or quantity of</p><p>> cholostrum, weak calf, cow/heifer</p><p>> to be starting a negative body</p><p>> condition just when she needs to</p><p>> be in about the best condition she</p><p>> can be in. Of course we've only</p><p>> been doing this for 40 plus years,</p><p>> but we always feed them so thy are</p><p>> gaining a little condition the</p><p>> last couple of months. We haven't</p><p>> pulled a calf of our own since</p><p>> '79, and that was a heifer we</p><p>> bought that was supposed to be</p><p>> bred to an angus but was actually</p><p>> bred to a charolais. If you used a</p><p>> bull that throws the proper size</p><p>> calf for the size/calving ability</p><p>> of the cow/heifer there shouldn't</p><p>> be problems unless you have a</p><p>> malpresentation or other none</p><p>> controllable situation. If you</p><p>> didn't use the proper size bull,</p><p>> underfeeding the cow sure isn't</p><p>> going to make up for it, a pound</p><p>> or two extra calf weight isn't</p><p>> going to correct that mistake.</p><p></p><p>> dun</p><p></p><p><a href="mailto:Jeanne@SimmeValley.com">Jeanne@SimmeValley.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15483"] As always, I couldn't have said it any better! Dun has 40 years experience and all the Univ research is now agreeing. Cattle fed poorly during their last trimester have more calving difficulties & weaker calves - no matter what body condition they are in compared to another cow in the same body condition fed properly (gainly weight) during the last trimester. FEED HER! Jeanne <A HREF="http://www.SimmeValley.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.SimmeValley.com</A> > Rule #1 - You can't underfeed a > small calf out of a cow/heifer. > Unless the cow/heifer is getting > really fat, cutting her back can > cause difficulty calving because > of low energy on the cow/heifers > part, poor quality or quantity of > cholostrum, weak calf, cow/heifer > to be starting a negative body > condition just when she needs to > be in about the best condition she > can be in. Of course we've only > been doing this for 40 plus years, > but we always feed them so thy are > gaining a little condition the > last couple of months. We haven't > pulled a calf of our own since > '79, and that was a heifer we > bought that was supposed to be > bred to an angus but was actually > bred to a charolais. If you used a > bull that throws the proper size > calf for the size/calving ability > of the cow/heifer there shouldn't > be problems unless you have a > malpresentation or other none > controllable situation. If you > didn't use the proper size bull, > underfeeding the cow sure isn't > going to make up for it, a pound > or two extra calf weight isn't > going to correct that mistake. > dun [email=Jeanne@SimmeValley.com]Jeanne@SimmeValley.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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