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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1473987" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Protein affects birth weights. You can believe what you want, but it has been proven over and over. There are some that want to deprive their cattle the higher protein during the last trimester because they want to reduce the BW so that they won't have calving difficulties. There was an article I had put in my newsletter, where research showed an increase of 10# maintaining a higher protein ration over a low one during last trimester. BUT, they had more dystocia & weak calves in the lower protein group. They said the dam doesn't have as much energy to push hard and the calves are weak before all the stress of calving.</p><p>Cold temperatures affect BW a LOT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1473987, member: 968"] Protein affects birth weights. You can believe what you want, but it has been proven over and over. There are some that want to deprive their cattle the higher protein during the last trimester because they want to reduce the BW so that they won't have calving difficulties. There was an article I had put in my newsletter, where research showed an increase of 10# maintaining a higher protein ration over a low one during last trimester. BUT, they had more dystocia & weak calves in the lower protein group. They said the dam doesn't have as much energy to push hard and the calves are weak before all the stress of calving. Cold temperatures affect BW a LOT. [/QUOTE]
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