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Keeping heifer calves 1st calves
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<blockquote data-quote="MO_cows" data-source="post: 835546" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I have heard that before but don't agree with it. Some people talk like the first calf is just about a throwaway. But I can see how the myth could have gotten started. Like Dun said, if they used an undesirable bull just for calving ease. Also, 2 yr olds don't milk as well as they will in the future so the calf could be held back by nutrition and stunted in an extreme case of low milk. But in a normal situation, I wouldn't hesitate to keep a heifer from a first calver. </p><p></p><p>This cow is a 2 yr old with her first calf at 4 mos. I think she did OK.</p><p><img src="http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv350/bozleez/TilleW94mos.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MO_cows, post: 835546, member: 9169"] I have heard that before but don't agree with it. Some people talk like the first calf is just about a throwaway. But I can see how the myth could have gotten started. Like Dun said, if they used an undesirable bull just for calving ease. Also, 2 yr olds don't milk as well as they will in the future so the calf could be held back by nutrition and stunted in an extreme case of low milk. But in a normal situation, I wouldn't hesitate to keep a heifer from a first calver. This cow is a 2 yr old with her first calf at 4 mos. I think she did OK. [img]http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv350/bozleez/TilleW94mos.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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