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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1833303" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>This is the 2nd case of triplets in cattle that I have heard of the actual story. I've heard of others with typically tragic results. The first case, all 3 survived. Wouldn't have been the case except the producers wife happened to be a nurse who happened to have two colleges visiting at the time of the birth. Between the 3 nurses, they were able to save all 3 calves. I'm glad you have been able to save two of the calves so far.</p><p></p><p>As for the cow that is having multiples per birth, I don't know if having an overly productive cow like that is a good thing or if she should be on the way to the sale barn. On the surface, producing 'two calves for the price of one', or in this case two and then three, seems to be a good thing. But multiples during a birth presents challenges for an animal that is designed to have singles. You just experienced some of those challenges with your triplets. Free martins are another concern if you are trying to retain heifers, but being a free martin has no effect at the sale barn when the animal is destined to be hamburger either.</p><p></p><p>Someone mentioned that multiples run in families. That would be on the cow's lineage, not the bull. Does in people too. I went to school with a family that had 7 children......3 sets of twins and one 'only' child. I kinda felt sorry for the only child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1833303, member: 43196"] This is the 2nd case of triplets in cattle that I have heard of the actual story. I've heard of others with typically tragic results. The first case, all 3 survived. Wouldn't have been the case except the producers wife happened to be a nurse who happened to have two colleges visiting at the time of the birth. Between the 3 nurses, they were able to save all 3 calves. I'm glad you have been able to save two of the calves so far. As for the cow that is having multiples per birth, I don't know if having an overly productive cow like that is a good thing or if she should be on the way to the sale barn. On the surface, producing 'two calves for the price of one', or in this case two and then three, seems to be a good thing. But multiples during a birth presents challenges for an animal that is designed to have singles. You just experienced some of those challenges with your triplets. Free martins are another concern if you are trying to retain heifers, but being a free martin has no effect at the sale barn when the animal is destined to be hamburger either. Someone mentioned that multiples run in families. That would be on the cow's lineage, not the bull. Does in people too. I went to school with a family that had 7 children......3 sets of twins and one 'only' child. I kinda felt sorry for the only child. [/QUOTE]
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