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<blockquote data-quote="dawnrogerl" data-source="post: 616848" data-attributes="member: 6679"><p>A while back I purchase a cow at a sale that had a 30 day old heifer calf at side. It took me quite some time to get her home as the seller kept them and bred to cow for me. When we got them home, the calf had been weaned and looked awful small. Sometime, after we installed a scale and I weighed the calf. It was 10 months and weighed 500 lbs. (Reg. Angus) I am giving it 6 lbs. of supplement a day as well as hay and it is only gaining .85 lbs. per day. She has had all shots and pour-on. I am wondering where to go next with her. If I was to ship her now she would bring about $400-500. I am thinking about continuing with her and possibly being able to breed her at about 18 months. She would be a small cow. I guess my questions is this. How much would her own size effect the outcome of her calves. Her mother is a large frame, deep bodied cow, about 1800 lbs and her sire is Predestined. Her mother's milk EPD is +17. What is her chances of giving good calves?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dawnrogerl, post: 616848, member: 6679"] A while back I purchase a cow at a sale that had a 30 day old heifer calf at side. It took me quite some time to get her home as the seller kept them and bred to cow for me. When we got them home, the calf had been weaned and looked awful small. Sometime, after we installed a scale and I weighed the calf. It was 10 months and weighed 500 lbs. (Reg. Angus) I am giving it 6 lbs. of supplement a day as well as hay and it is only gaining .85 lbs. per day. She has had all shots and pour-on. I am wondering where to go next with her. If I was to ship her now she would bring about $400-500. I am thinking about continuing with her and possibly being able to breed her at about 18 months. She would be a small cow. I guess my questions is this. How much would her own size effect the outcome of her calves. Her mother is a large frame, deep bodied cow, about 1800 lbs and her sire is Predestined. Her mother's milk EPD is +17. What is her chances of giving good calves? [/QUOTE]
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