We had a calf today out of a recip cow. The embryo was implanted on 1/3/2016 the cow was called safe to the ET date via ultra sound on 2/4/2016. Two weeks ago I was checking cows and told the boss I thought she was going to calve any minute. She had a full bag and was dilated. She finally had the calf today 19 days past due date. The calf weighed in at a hefty 110 pounds. If this calf is in fact an ET calf he has two flush sisters that were born 10/2 66# and 10/3 88#. If the bull was bred natural service the birth weight EPD of the bull is 3.0. So if you were betting who would you guess the sire of the calf is? The ET sire is Resource 1441 he has a 3.2 birth weight EPD. Needless to say we will DNA test the calf for parentage so I will know for sure after weaning but its always fun to see what others think.
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