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<blockquote data-quote="TheBullLady" data-source="post: 26881" data-attributes="member: 173"><p>This subject has been hotly debated between a fellow breeder and myself. </p><p></p><p>A few years ago Texas A & M did a study where they fed a bunch of bred heifers the last trimester.. I don't remember the feed program, but they were fed more than a rational breeder would. They discovered no more instances of dyscoxia in the heifers than the group that was not fed, and determined the birth weights on the calves were only 1 -2 lbs different than the "non fed" group.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine got a line on a bunch of cheap feed last year, and filled a self feeder for her heifers. Now this is a registered breeder that AI's with low birth weight / calving ease bulls. She lost a cow /calf, two calves, and got to pull a few as well. </p><p></p><p>We do feed our young bred heifers, but they are rationed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBullLady, post: 26881, member: 173"] This subject has been hotly debated between a fellow breeder and myself. A few years ago Texas A & M did a study where they fed a bunch of bred heifers the last trimester.. I don't remember the feed program, but they were fed more than a rational breeder would. They discovered no more instances of dyscoxia in the heifers than the group that was not fed, and determined the birth weights on the calves were only 1 -2 lbs different than the "non fed" group. A friend of mine got a line on a bunch of cheap feed last year, and filled a self feeder for her heifers. Now this is a registered breeder that AI's with low birth weight / calving ease bulls. She lost a cow /calf, two calves, and got to pull a few as well. We do feed our young bred heifers, but they are rationed! [/QUOTE]
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