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<blockquote data-quote="Beefy" data-source="post: 26903" data-attributes="member: 57"><p>as always stay away from extremes. if you over feed a cow or heifer you are asking for problems with calving and rebreeding. if you underfeed them you are asking for weak calves, slower breeding, retained placenta, you name it you might get it. </p><p>Studies have shown over and over again that 3rd trimester feeding doesnt make much of a difference in calf birthweight (1-2 lbs) which is interesting since a calf gains most of its weight in the last trimester. i'd rather feed a cow as usual and risk pulling a calf than having a weak calf and other problems associated with underfeeding. i doubt 1-2 lbs will make that much of a difference, but it could. i'm more concerned with the structure of the calf (big head, big hips, etc) than the weight of hte calf. </p><p>Heifers especially need adequate nutrition and since she is bred to a calving ease bull she will probably be alright anyway. 900 lbs is good size.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beefy, post: 26903, member: 57"] as always stay away from extremes. if you over feed a cow or heifer you are asking for problems with calving and rebreeding. if you underfeed them you are asking for weak calves, slower breeding, retained placenta, you name it you might get it. Studies have shown over and over again that 3rd trimester feeding doesnt make much of a difference in calf birthweight (1-2 lbs) which is interesting since a calf gains most of its weight in the last trimester. i'd rather feed a cow as usual and risk pulling a calf than having a weak calf and other problems associated with underfeeding. i doubt 1-2 lbs will make that much of a difference, but it could. i'm more concerned with the structure of the calf (big head, big hips, etc) than the weight of hte calf. Heifers especially need adequate nutrition and since she is bred to a calving ease bull she will probably be alright anyway. 900 lbs is good size. [/QUOTE]
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