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Having too much calving ease?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1506449" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I think repeated use of stacking calving ease and low BW bulls in the family tree eventually produces cows less capable of calving... It's rare I have a calf less than 80 lbs here.. Had to assist one of my 4 heifers this year, and that's because a leg was the wrong way... Like Ron, I like about a 1400 lb mature weight on a cow.. I'm trying to get away from 1800 lb behemoths, I don't find they wean any bigger calves and they do eat more.. Going under 1200 lb mature weight calving problems are going to be more likely and they do wean a smaller calf so I'm trying to find the happy medium and get consistency. I will also say that a calf born heavier will wean heavier given the same amount of milk... Higher milking cows are better off with a bigger, hungry calf than a small one.. I have one this year that was born at 140 lbs, he's 2 months old and he's MUCH bigger than any other calf...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1506449, member: 9096"] I think repeated use of stacking calving ease and low BW bulls in the family tree eventually produces cows less capable of calving... It's rare I have a calf less than 80 lbs here.. Had to assist one of my 4 heifers this year, and that's because a leg was the wrong way... Like Ron, I like about a 1400 lb mature weight on a cow.. I'm trying to get away from 1800 lb behemoths, I don't find they wean any bigger calves and they do eat more.. Going under 1200 lb mature weight calving problems are going to be more likely and they do wean a smaller calf so I'm trying to find the happy medium and get consistency. I will also say that a calf born heavier will wean heavier given the same amount of milk... Higher milking cows are better off with a bigger, hungry calf than a small one.. I have one this year that was born at 140 lbs, he's 2 months old and he's MUCH bigger than any other calf... [/QUOTE]
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