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Letting the bull run with the herd
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1586026" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Also, this is the herd that has been having abnormal calves, indicating the bull may (most likely) be carrying a birth defect. Do you really want him to be breeding his daughters? You can expect most of their calves to be born defective.</p><p>Here is the calving history:</p><p><em>In the last 5 years this is how it's gone </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>First calf - died of navel ill </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Second calf - born healthy </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Third calf - got joint ill, born to the same dam that calved the first calf, mother died shortly after giving birth, steer survived the joint ill </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Fourth calf - PHA calf </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Took 2 years off and got 6 bottle calves that I raised up. Got a new bull. Those 6 bottle calves I bred to a new bull. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Fifth calf - born healthy </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Sixth calf - stillborn </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>4 more to come from those 6 bottle calves I raised up.</em></p><p></p><p>Out of 6 calves, you have had 2 healthy calves. Just so you understand, this is not a normal % of problems. None of us could survive that rate of sickness/loss. I would be considering working with your vet to improve your management system, and would not use that bull again.</p><p>A normal situation, a cow should have a calf every 12 months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1586026, member: 968"] Also, this is the herd that has been having abnormal calves, indicating the bull may (most likely) be carrying a birth defect. Do you really want him to be breeding his daughters? You can expect most of their calves to be born defective. Here is the calving history: [i]In the last 5 years this is how it’s gone [/i] [i]First calf - died of navel ill Second calf - born healthy Third calf - got joint ill, born to the same dam that calved the first calf, mother died shortly after giving birth, steer survived the joint ill Fourth calf - PHA calf Took 2 years off and got 6 bottle calves that I raised up. Got a new bull. Those 6 bottle calves I bred to a new bull. Fifth calf - born healthy Sixth calf - stillborn 4 more to come from those 6 bottle calves I raised up.[/i] Out of 6 calves, you have had 2 healthy calves. Just so you understand, this is not a normal % of problems. None of us could survive that rate of sickness/loss. I would be considering working with your vet to improve your management system, and would not use that bull again. A normal situation, a cow should have a calf every 12 months. [/QUOTE]
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