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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 846209" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>"Underfeeding leads to more problems than overfeeding even though birth weights go up."</p><p>Research has proven this time & time again.</p><p></p><p>Now, if your animals are in good BCS, then overfeeding the last trimester can cause bigger calves.</p><p>If you know EXACTLY when each heifer is due, the vet can give you the drugs to induce labor.</p><p>But, sounds like your problem started when the bull met the ladies. Either the heifers are too small, have too small a pelvic area, or the bull was a hard calver and should never have been used on heifers. Or a combo of all of the above.</p><p>How much do the heifers weigh? What BCS are they?</p><p>BCS: <a href="http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/beef/400-795/photos1-9.html" target="_blank">http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/beef/400-795/photos1-9.html</a> </p><p>How long are you waiting before you try to assist?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 846209, member: 968"] "Underfeeding leads to more problems than overfeeding even though birth weights go up." Research has proven this time & time again. Now, if your animals are in good BCS, then overfeeding the last trimester can cause bigger calves. If you know EXACTLY when each heifer is due, the vet can give you the drugs to induce labor. But, sounds like your problem started when the bull met the ladies. Either the heifers are too small, have too small a pelvic area, or the bull was a hard calver and should never have been used on heifers. Or a combo of all of the above. How much do the heifers weigh? What BCS are they? BCS: [url=http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/beef/400-795/photos1-9.html]http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/beef/400-795/photos1-9.html[/url] How long are you waiting before you try to assist? [/QUOTE]
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