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<blockquote data-quote="CKC1586" data-source="post: 546883" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>I have no first hand knowledge of Belgian Blues, however, I thought that I understood that their calves are DM at birth which contributes to calving problems. I have heard that there are folks that use BBs as terminal crosses with successful calving. </p><p>The Piedmontese do not manifest the muscling until the calf is about a month to six weeks old. Calving has improved in North America dramatically with education to breeders on bull selection ( and CULLING). There are four breeders that have had Pieds for about ten years in my area, I have knowledge of one C section (of which to this day discussions conclude he jumped the gun) and she did not breed back and grew wheels. We still deal with the "rumors" of the problems experienced in the early days when the breed was introduced in North America.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CKC1586, post: 546883, member: 816"] I have no first hand knowledge of Belgian Blues, however, I thought that I understood that their calves are DM at birth which contributes to calving problems. I have heard that there are folks that use BBs as terminal crosses with successful calving. The Piedmontese do not manifest the muscling until the calf is about a month to six weeks old. Calving has improved in North America dramatically with education to breeders on bull selection ( and CULLING). There are four breeders that have had Pieds for about ten years in my area, I have knowledge of one C section (of which to this day discussions conclude he jumped the gun) and she did not breed back and grew wheels. We still deal with the "rumors" of the problems experienced in the early days when the breed was introduced in North America. [/QUOTE]
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