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Meconium staining of newborn calves
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<blockquote data-quote="Bright Raven" data-source="post: 1403924" data-attributes="member: 27490"><p>In a small herd where the number of "events" are small, it is not a trait to breed "away from". Using a scenario similar to mine as an example:</p><p>1. Herd of 20</p><p>2. Over period of 10 years, I experience 3 to 4 events of meconium on the calf at birth. All from 3 different bulls.</p><p></p><p>It would make absolutely no sense to make sire selections based on that scenario.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand if I were using one bull over that period of time and I had 10 events, perhaps I should look at the bull as a factor.</p><p></p><p><em>In actuality. Never had a case.</em></p><p></p><p>I find the subject interesting but not a "game changer". I do not say that to disparage the publication. However, even the author presents the subject as an "indicator".</p><p></p><p>Excerpt </p><p></p><p><strong>The jury is still out on what causes this and what we should do about it. Veterinarians have many opinions on this topic, as it is a difficult subject to study.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>My intention here is to give some of my ideas on meconium staining and let you form your own opinions.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bright Raven, post: 1403924, member: 27490"] In a small herd where the number of "events" are small, it is not a trait to breed "away from". Using a scenario similar to mine as an example: 1. Herd of 20 2. Over period of 10 years, I experience 3 to 4 events of meconium on the calf at birth. All from 3 different bulls. It would make absolutely no sense to make sire selections based on that scenario. On the other hand if I were using one bull over that period of time and I had 10 events, perhaps I should look at the bull as a factor. [i]In actuality. Never had a case.[/i] I find the subject interesting but not a "game changer". I do not say that to disparage the publication. However, even the author presents the subject as an "indicator". Excerpt [b]The jury is still out on what causes this and what we should do about it. Veterinarians have many opinions on this topic, as it is a difficult subject to study. My intention here is to give some of my ideas on meconium staining and let you form your own opinions.[/b] [/QUOTE]
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