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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 984309" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>The Holstein Breed publishes calving ease % and stillbirth % Holsteins in USA average 8.1% stillbirths for dams of all ages.</p><p>They define stillbirth as calf born dead or any calf that dies within 48 hours. </p><p>An 8% stillbirth rate is embarassing, but you gotta give 'em credit for tracking it by sire.</p><p> </p><p>If a beef breed is serious about addressing calving problems it should collect stillbirth data along with birthweights. </p><p>Telling me how many live calves I can expect after day 2 is important information.</p><p>Telling me % expected to need assistance calving is important, BUT it doesn't tell me the end result.</p><p>There's no way to measure change if you don't know where you're at to start and the conclusion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 984309, member: 14585"] The Holstein Breed publishes calving ease % and stillbirth % Holsteins in USA average 8.1% stillbirths for dams of all ages. They define stillbirth as calf born dead or any calf that dies within 48 hours. An 8% stillbirth rate is embarassing, but you gotta give 'em credit for tracking it by sire. If a beef breed is serious about addressing calving problems it should collect stillbirth data along with birthweights. Telling me how many live calves I can expect after day 2 is important information. Telling me % expected to need assistance calving is important, BUT it doesn't tell me the end result. There's no way to measure change if you don't know where you're at to start and the conclusion. [/QUOTE]
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