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<blockquote data-quote="GANGGREEN" data-source="post: 750792" data-attributes="member: 6460"><p>OK, just a couple of questions about my new twins. I have a first calf Hereford heifer that I've been watching for a week or so, waiting for her first calf. She was bred to a purebred Highland bull and now I'm glad that she was as she dropped twin calves last night. She seemed to be having trouble nursing them this morning, I don't know if it was just a first calf heifer thing or if she was bothered by having two of them. We got them fixed up and I think she and they are both fine now. </p><p></p><p>My questions are, how unusual is it for twins to be born in general with cows? I think I've read that it's even more unusual than in humans? Is that true? Secondly, will she be likely to birth twins forever now or is it possible that this was just a fluke that won't re-occur? Lastly, are twin calves like humans in that they can be fraternal or identical? These two little bulls can't be distinguished by their markings, they appear to be identical? </p><p></p><p>Here they are......</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj8/bragosta/Bellascalves006.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GANGGREEN, post: 750792, member: 6460"] OK, just a couple of questions about my new twins. I have a first calf Hereford heifer that I've been watching for a week or so, waiting for her first calf. She was bred to a purebred Highland bull and now I'm glad that she was as she dropped twin calves last night. She seemed to be having trouble nursing them this morning, I don't know if it was just a first calf heifer thing or if she was bothered by having two of them. We got them fixed up and I think she and they are both fine now. My questions are, how unusual is it for twins to be born in general with cows? I think I've read that it's even more unusual than in humans? Is that true? Secondly, will she be likely to birth twins forever now or is it possible that this was just a fluke that won't re-occur? Lastly, are twin calves like humans in that they can be fraternal or identical? These two little bulls can't be distinguished by their markings, they appear to be identical? Here they are...... [img]http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj8/bragosta/Bellascalves006.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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