twin heifer

[tracy]

i have just purchased a angus cross heifer,which was a twin,i have been told she will be infertile,is this correct or a old wives tale. the other calf was a bull. :?:

 

[dun]

i have just purchased a angus cross heifer,which was a twin,i have been told she will be infertile,is this correct or a old wives tale. the other calf was a bull. :?:

There si a better then 90% probability that she is a freemartin, i.e. sterile

dun

 

[Ellie May]

Oh but there is still that 10%. We had a heifer twin once, we were gonna breed her to see if she was but we accidentally sold her.
Ellie May

 

[certherfbeef]

I have a 99 model cow that was a twin to a bull. She is on her 3rd calf. Gooduns too!

 

[tracy]

thanks for help i guess we will try to breed with her,if nothing happens iam sure she will taste good on the plate

 

[dun]

thanks for help i guess we will try to breed with her,if nothing happens iam sure she will taste good on the plate

Why waste a years feed? The test from UC Davis will let you know within a couple of weeks cost with the sample being taken by a vet, shipping and the cost is only around 50-60 bucks

dun

 

[TEdwards]

Tracy,
Have you read the Topic of Freemartin posted by me. Take a look it is about twins in cattle.