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<blockquote data-quote="shortybreeder" data-source="post: 1097203" data-attributes="member: 21626"><p>I think the reason why the seedstock producer made that observation could be the quality of the cow and what type of nutrition that cow was getting. There could be a correlation between natural heats and higher quality calves, but there are too many variables to assume causation. Maybe that cow came into a natural heat because she had access to a mineral block at the time, and the synch cows didn't? Maybe that cow is just a superior mother? Maybe there were different sires involved? It is possible that his calves from natural heats are higher quality, but it is not safe to assume it is because of the natural heat.</p><p></p><p>On another note, you will have a significantly higher success rate off natural heats. (Which could be another variable, maybe they use the best bull they can afford on every cow for her first heat, and then a lower quality bull for each following heat, and the cows that come into natural heat first are more likely to be carrying a calf from a superior bull?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortybreeder, post: 1097203, member: 21626"] I think the reason why the seedstock producer made that observation could be the quality of the cow and what type of nutrition that cow was getting. There could be a correlation between natural heats and higher quality calves, but there are too many variables to assume causation. Maybe that cow came into a natural heat because she had access to a mineral block at the time, and the synch cows didn't? Maybe that cow is just a superior mother? Maybe there were different sires involved? It is possible that his calves from natural heats are higher quality, but it is not safe to assume it is because of the natural heat. On another note, you will have a significantly higher success rate off natural heats. (Which could be another variable, maybe they use the best bull they can afford on every cow for her first heat, and then a lower quality bull for each following heat, and the cows that come into natural heat first are more likely to be carrying a calf from a superior bull?) [/QUOTE]
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