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Breeding / Calving Issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Dana Kopp" data-source="post: 517669" data-attributes="member: 873"><p>I'm with you guys - I'd take a light birth weight calf for SO many reasons: </p><p>1. usually more active at birth, if it isn't I have a much better chance of moving it without hurting myself!</p><p>2. a big dead calf doesn't sell...an injured cow may not breed back...</p><p>3. if there are problems the size doesn't add to it even more!</p><p>4. if mama carries it a few days over a couple more pounds doesn't make a huge difference - ie. if she carries that calf that is supposed to weight 75 lbs for an extra week+ and he gains 10 lbs...85 pounds still isn't a monster where the 95 pound calf that adds 10 and is now 105...I know my cows can handle but i'd prefer they didn't!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dana Kopp, post: 517669, member: 873"] I'm with you guys - I'd take a light birth weight calf for SO many reasons: 1. usually more active at birth, if it isn't I have a much better chance of moving it without hurting myself! 2. a big dead calf doesn't sell...an injured cow may not breed back... 3. if there are problems the size doesn't add to it even more! 4. if mama carries it a few days over a couple more pounds doesn't make a huge difference - ie. if she carries that calf that is supposed to weight 75 lbs for an extra week+ and he gains 10 lbs...85 pounds still isn't a monster where the 95 pound calf that adds 10 and is now 105...I know my cows can handle but i'd prefer they didn't!!!! [/QUOTE]
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