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How Reliable is "Bumping"
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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 236923" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>I have used the bumping technique since I was a kid. At around 6 months is about the earliest on most cows. Not all cows can be bumped the exact same place or angle, it can depend on the position of the calf and the condition of the cow. If you feel the calf, it is there. It would be real rare for a cow to be bred 7 months or more and not be able to feel the calf if you tried all the angles and different pressures. Also, one trick I have used to find a smaller calf or tougher cow is to push several times in rhythm and then push harder out of rhythm to catch the calf coming to you. At 7 months or more, bumping has been at least as reliable as a vet preg checking the cow. I have bought cows at a sale barn that are not preg checked and I get in the pen and bump them and then buy them when I know they are bred. Can make some good buys that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 236923, member: 1150"] I have used the bumping technique since I was a kid. At around 6 months is about the earliest on most cows. Not all cows can be bumped the exact same place or angle, it can depend on the position of the calf and the condition of the cow. If you feel the calf, it is there. It would be real rare for a cow to be bred 7 months or more and not be able to feel the calf if you tried all the angles and different pressures. Also, one trick I have used to find a smaller calf or tougher cow is to push several times in rhythm and then push harder out of rhythm to catch the calf coming to you. At 7 months or more, bumping has been at least as reliable as a vet preg checking the cow. I have bought cows at a sale barn that are not preg checked and I get in the pen and bump them and then buy them when I know they are bred. Can make some good buys that way. [/QUOTE]
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