Is this true?

[Cattle Rack Rancher]

My brother was telling me that one of his neighbors who owns a dairy can get heifers to milk simply by giving them shots of lutalyse. He says if the heifers don't catch after a few times of being cycled, they will actually begin to produce milk without ever having a calf. Of course they ship those heifers as soon as they dry up. Has anybody heard of this before?

 

[certherfbeef]

Is he just giving them lute or is he giving them BST too?

 

[Cattle Rack Rancher]

Is he just giving them lute or is he giving them BST too?

Not sure. The story was second hand, told to me while I was injecting my heifers to make sure they weren't bred. Just thought it was kind of interesting.

 

[frenchie]

Is he just giving them lute or is he giving them BST too?

I may be wrong but I think BST is illegal In Canada.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Never heard of that before. Kind of doubt it - but - who knows.

 

[jerry27150]

no & it doesn't sound likely

 

[bigbull338]

you can start milking heifers at 8 months bred b/c alot will over bagg and blow their udders bst is outlawed now no longer in use as far as heifers coming into milk ive dairied 28yrs an never seen it from an open heifer scott