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<blockquote data-quote="rodderz" data-source="post: 840203" data-attributes="member: 16805"><p>I have also heard of this happening, but I thought 3 out of 31 was a bit unlikely. Perhaps it is the most likely reason though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a very valid point. I'm sure a lot of graziers tell a few untruths to cover their butts. In this case however, the animals were grazed on our own property and I was present at the pregnancy test. The vet is very old school and thoroughly reliable, so I would tend to believe him.</p><p>My father also farms in the same area and runs a similar system. The young stock from both farms are grazed together on the same property. In a normal year, from my 30-odd heifers and his 40-odd, we would expect 1 or at the most 2 MT's. So this year I had no conventional empties but three Freemartins. My Dad had 1 empty and also 1 Freemartin! Dad has been farming for over 30 years and can't remember having one before. I don't believe too much in coincidence so I was a bit concerned that there may be another disease or condition that causes the same mutation.</p><p>Thanks for the replies folks. Maybe I will get a lotto ticket :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rodderz, post: 840203, member: 16805"] I have also heard of this happening, but I thought 3 out of 31 was a bit unlikely. Perhaps it is the most likely reason though. This is a very valid point. I'm sure a lot of graziers tell a few untruths to cover their butts. In this case however, the animals were grazed on our own property and I was present at the pregnancy test. The vet is very old school and thoroughly reliable, so I would tend to believe him. My father also farms in the same area and runs a similar system. The young stock from both farms are grazed together on the same property. In a normal year, from my 30-odd heifers and his 40-odd, we would expect 1 or at the most 2 MT's. So this year I had no conventional empties but three Freemartins. My Dad had 1 empty and also 1 Freemartin! Dad has been farming for over 30 years and can't remember having one before. I don't believe too much in coincidence so I was a bit concerned that there may be another disease or condition that causes the same mutation. Thanks for the replies folks. Maybe I will get a lotto ticket :lol: [/QUOTE]
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