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Manipulating AI calves birth weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1396525" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Restricting nutrition during late pregnancy is potentially a recipe for disaster... and I see it too frequently, though it's usually a result of ignorance and not intent...</p><p></p><p>Calves born to cows that have had restricted protein intake during the last trimester have a harder time generating body heat, take much longer to get on their feet and nurse, and the restricted cows produce significantly less colostrum... In other words, if they're calving in cold weather, you can end up with a whole bunch of dead calves, and those that do manage to make it are gonna perform poorly, and may be more predisposed to chronic disease issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1396525, member: 12607"] Restricting nutrition during late pregnancy is potentially a recipe for disaster... and I see it too frequently, though it's usually a result of ignorance and not intent... Calves born to cows that have had restricted protein intake during the last trimester have a harder time generating body heat, take much longer to get on their feet and nurse, and the restricted cows produce significantly less colostrum... In other words, if they're calving in cold weather, you can end up with a whole bunch of dead calves, and those that do manage to make it are gonna perform poorly, and may be more predisposed to chronic disease issues. [/QUOTE]
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