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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1579491" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I have a hard time keeping condition on some of my young animals, but fertility doesn't seem to be affected.. as they get older they settle in, either they're going to make good calves or they aren't, and as long as they have a decent calf every year I'm not terribly concerned about their condition. </p><p></p><p>Some cows just eat a lot and get fat, some eat less and stay in good shape, others eat a lot, get skinny, and don't raise a good calf either... without knowing what they're ACTUALLY eating it's hard to say how efficient they are.. Best I could do without metering their food is watching their habits.. Mother/grandma of some of my best cows was the slowest to come to the feed bunk and the first to leave to go chew cud, and didn't eat like a hog while she was there... I think it's safe to presume she ate less, but her calves were good.</p><p>Here's her daughter (1300ish lbs) with a 74 day old granddaughter.. calf does nothing but eat, sleep, and gain weight... Oh, and she raised 2 calves last year, doesn't seem to be worse for wear from it!</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/PCNJ4g0P" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/XYk5V38c/20190518-104254.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1579491, member: 9096"] I have a hard time keeping condition on some of my young animals, but fertility doesn't seem to be affected.. as they get older they settle in, either they're going to make good calves or they aren't, and as long as they have a decent calf every year I'm not terribly concerned about their condition. Some cows just eat a lot and get fat, some eat less and stay in good shape, others eat a lot, get skinny, and don't raise a good calf either... without knowing what they're ACTUALLY eating it's hard to say how efficient they are.. Best I could do without metering their food is watching their habits.. Mother/grandma of some of my best cows was the slowest to come to the feed bunk and the first to leave to go chew cud, and didn't eat like a hog while she was there... I think it's safe to presume she ate less, but her calves were good. Here's her daughter (1300ish lbs) with a 74 day old granddaughter.. calf does nothing but eat, sleep, and gain weight... Oh, and she raised 2 calves last year, doesn't seem to be worse for wear from it! [url=https://postimg.cc/PCNJ4g0P][img]https://i.postimg.cc/XYk5V38c/20190518-104254.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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