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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 356343" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>How big is this heifer now?</p><p></p><p>You were right not to Lute her in November; a calf that's 120-150 days is too big to Lute and will likely cause internal reproductive damage to the cow. I saw a big hereford cow that had been given Lute while carrying a 80-90 day pregnancy, and she had scarring on the uterine horn and a broken cervix. Lute causes smooth muscle contractions (uterus) without opening the cervix first; you can guess what kind of problems that would create with a large fetus.</p><p></p><p>At this stage of pregnancy, feeding the heifer more will likely only result in the calf growing bigger, not the heifer. You're better off to just cross your fingers and hope for the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 356343, member: 852"] How big is this heifer now? You were right not to Lute her in November; a calf that's 120-150 days is too big to Lute and will likely cause internal reproductive damage to the cow. I saw a big hereford cow that had been given Lute while carrying a 80-90 day pregnancy, and she had scarring on the uterine horn and a broken cervix. Lute causes smooth muscle contractions (uterus) without opening the cervix first; you can guess what kind of problems that would create with a large fetus. At this stage of pregnancy, feeding the heifer more will likely only result in the calf growing bigger, not the heifer. You're better off to just cross your fingers and hope for the best. [/QUOTE]
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