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Keeping a twin heifer for a replacement
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1752681" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I have kept several twin females over the years as replacements. See a few sets of twins but no more than from single females. Most of our twins come from cows that were born single. Most dairies that have had twin heifers that have kept them, have seen occasional cases where one will milk better than the other, but never had any other comments made. </p><p>I have 2 twins, different breedings, dams and sires, both the twins were born dead, and both do a good job of raising their calves. Neither have had twins. My longhorn cow that I have as a "pasture ornament" and raises great calves, had twin black angus x heifers this year and I lost one to a freak cold miserable rain when it got loose since the cow did not want both, in the crap weather. Cow's 3rd lactation, she was a single, last 2 have been singles. I am keeping her twin heifer for a replacement . I think she didn't know what to do with 2....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1752681, member: 25884"] I have kept several twin females over the years as replacements. See a few sets of twins but no more than from single females. Most of our twins come from cows that were born single. Most dairies that have had twin heifers that have kept them, have seen occasional cases where one will milk better than the other, but never had any other comments made. I have 2 twins, different breedings, dams and sires, both the twins were born dead, and both do a good job of raising their calves. Neither have had twins. My longhorn cow that I have as a "pasture ornament" and raises great calves, had twin black angus x heifers this year and I lost one to a freak cold miserable rain when it got loose since the cow did not want both, in the crap weather. Cow's 3rd lactation, she was a single, last 2 have been singles. I am keeping her twin heifer for a replacement . I think she didn't know what to do with 2.... [/QUOTE]
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