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<blockquote data-quote="lithuanian farmer" data-source="post: 1573423" data-attributes="member: 19683"><p>Usually calved at 27-33months age before. </p><p>We now have one limo "heifer", which had a dead big first calf in November,17 (was 27months old), then hasn't bred back for a while. Not sure why. Finally stuck to AI (it was the last try for her), and now due in August. She'll be four this June. She was the youngest and smallest from her group, but had a pretty good growth. Needless to say, she's BIG now. I don't really mind that, just would be nice if she'd wean a heavier calf than average cow.</p><p>Usually there were no fertility problems most of the time with spring calving heifers. Some have moved from late winter to spring calving though. Will try to avoid calve heifers in fall. </p><p>Years ago have read about a research done in France with a couple beef breeds. Heifers were calved at 2 and at 3 years age. Those calves at 2 years age lacked maternal instincts. Especially charolais. They need to mature more. I might be changed abit now, but they still are slower maturing animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lithuanian farmer, post: 1573423, member: 19683"] Usually calved at 27-33months age before. We now have one limo "heifer", which had a dead big first calf in November,17 (was 27months old), then hasn't bred back for a while. Not sure why. Finally stuck to AI (it was the last try for her), and now due in August. She'll be four this June. She was the youngest and smallest from her group, but had a pretty good growth. Needless to say, she's BIG now. I don't really mind that, just would be nice if she'd wean a heavier calf than average cow. Usually there were no fertility problems most of the time with spring calving heifers. Some have moved from late winter to spring calving though. Will try to avoid calve heifers in fall. Years ago have read about a research done in France with a couple beef breeds. Heifers were calved at 2 and at 3 years age. Those calves at 2 years age lacked maternal instincts. Especially charolais. They need to mature more. I might be changed abit now, but they still are slower maturing animals. [/QUOTE]
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