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The other day we had twins . How often do twins happen ?
Unless you own a dairy then it seems like it happens 50% of the time. And then you get both sexes everytime.Rangenerd":2nczr5c4 said:On average we get 1 out of 100.
somn":2o17r4pp said:Unless you own a dairy then it seems like it happens 50% of the time. And then you get both sexes everytime.Rangenerd":2o17r4pp said:On average we get 1 out of 100.
crossbreed curt":3havx865 said:The other day we had twins . How often do twins happen ?
karlie45":3ih374wt said:We have had two sets of twins. The first was from an old simmental cow. Both were born dead and we lost the cow soon after. The second came from a simmental heifer. Two strong bulls that she raised herself. (thats pretty good if you ask me, a first time mom feeding two bulls) The second cow hasnt produced any more twins.
My question: The second cow was a twin herself. Could this contriubute to a higher chance of her having twins?
dun":3lomf0yg said:karlie45":3lomf0yg said:We have had two sets of twins. The first was from an old simmental cow. Both were born dead and we lost the cow soon after. The second came from a simmental heifer. Two strong bulls that she raised herself. (thats pretty good if you ask me, a first time mom feeding two bulls) The second cow hasnt produced any more twins.
My question: The second cow was a twin herself. Could this contriubute to a higher chance of her having twins?
There is a correlation but it doesn;t appear to be very strong. Some years ago ABS sold semen on bulls that were classified as twinners because their daughters had a better chance of twinning then other bulls daughters.
dun
Cattle Rack Rancher":32x9035j said:My herd bull is a twin. Do you think that means his daughters are more likely to have twins?
dun":9jj66mcp said:Theoretically they should. There was a guy in IA or someplace like that who developed a line of twinners. Even with selecting for twins for multiple generations he still only got around 35% twins each year. I'm not 100% sure of the 35% but that's the number that sticks in my mind. I used to have a link to his site, I'll see if I can find it.
dun
Caustic Burno":37o8t1us said:somn":37o8t1us said:Unless you own a dairy then it seems like it happens 50% of the time. And then you get both sexes everytime.Rangenerd":37o8t1us said:On average we get 1 out of 100.
I would rather have a dose of the :clap: than twins
Caustic Burno":1dlmrxu9 said:somn":1dlmrxu9 said:Unless you own a dairy then it seems like it happens 50% of the time. And then you get both sexes everytime.Rangenerd":1dlmrxu9 said:On average we get 1 out of 100.
I would rather have a dose of the :clap: than twins
crossbreed curt":3hqe8bvf said:The other day we had twins . How often do twins happen ?
Cowdirt":2dj4pqsx said:crossbreed curt":2dj4pqsx said:The other day we had twins . How often do twins happen ?
Are some breeds more prone to twins or is it just genetics within the breed? I have had black crossbred cows for the most of 15yrs. Only one set of twins in that time. My brother has run about 60 charolais cows for over 30 yrs. He seems to have a set of twins almost every yr.