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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 650194" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>I'd like to know what exactly is going on in the cow when the vet gets it wrong - it's pretty hard to hide a calf (or vice versa).</p><p></p><p>From people buying "empty" cows I've heard of a case where the error rate was 10% (50 out of 500 calved), standard seems to be 3% and the farm consultant recently told me that those 3% were as likely to be early calvers as late (where the vet might be seeking out a 5 or 6 week pregnancy). </p><p></p><p>Following the first mating season on this farm nearly all my cows calved to the recorded dates - except for the ones where I'd altered the date because the vet said they were holding to an earlier or later mating. Every one of those half dozen or so cows calved to the date I'd initially recorded. Different vet the following year, got his dates 100% correct. I spoke to a farmer just up the road and learned that the vet who'd got <em>their</em> dates completely wrong that same year was the vet that got mine perfect.</p><p></p><p>Were these experienced, large animal vets? I've met a good few vets who can't pd accurately because they simply haven't gained the experience... yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 650194, member: 9267"] I'd like to know what exactly is going on in the cow when the vet gets it wrong - it's pretty hard to hide a calf (or vice versa). From people buying "empty" cows I've heard of a case where the error rate was 10% (50 out of 500 calved), standard seems to be 3% and the farm consultant recently told me that those 3% were as likely to be early calvers as late (where the vet might be seeking out a 5 or 6 week pregnancy). Following the first mating season on this farm nearly all my cows calved to the recorded dates - except for the ones where I'd altered the date because the vet said they were holding to an earlier or later mating. Every one of those half dozen or so cows calved to the date I'd initially recorded. Different vet the following year, got his dates 100% correct. I spoke to a farmer just up the road and learned that the vet who'd got [i]their[/i] dates completely wrong that same year was the vet that got mine perfect. Were these experienced, large animal vets? I've met a good few vets who can't pd accurately because they simply haven't gained the experience... yet. [/QUOTE]
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