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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 366267" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Excusing the calving ease of Longhorns and Longhorn Crosses...</p><p></p><p>IMO if one has to pull calves more often than a RARE problem, one needs to re-evaluate their breeding program, mating strategies. Select bulls with LOW birthweight calves, especially on first calf heifers. Otherwise, if a 2nd calf cow's calf has to be pulled, again, something is mis-matched with a breeding program, regardless of the breed.</p><p></p><p>A producer does NOT have to have 85 to 110# calves...they will catch up with proper nutrition. </p><p></p><p>I'll take a lighter calf anyday with NO calving problems and make sure the calf and mama have proper nutrition until weaning at ~205 days and both are alive and well, and no post-calving problems.</p><p></p><p>JMO... ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 366267, member: 9"] Excusing the calving ease of Longhorns and Longhorn Crosses... IMO if one has to pull calves more often than a RARE problem, one needs to re-evaluate their breeding program, mating strategies. Select bulls with LOW birthweight calves, especially on first calf heifers. Otherwise, if a 2nd calf cow's calf has to be pulled, again, something is mis-matched with a breeding program, regardless of the breed. A producer does NOT have to have 85 to 110# calves...they will catch up with proper nutrition. I'll take a lighter calf anyday with NO calving problems and make sure the calf and mama have proper nutrition until weaning at ~205 days and both are alive and well, and no post-calving problems. JMO... ;-) [/QUOTE]
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