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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 882650" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>that's what I'm thinking... she may be susceptible to endometriosis partly because she had RP, caused by low selenium, and poor immune system response caused by the low copper level. she does hold her condition well, and this fall she barely fit into the headgate (opening the side gates was an interesting eperience) when I took the blood. It seems that since I weaned the calf, and more importantly gave her the minerals she was missing, she bred back right away. I will have to wait until next year to be able to be able to report on how the rest of the herd breeds back. this year there were about 75% bred the first cycle, maybe next year it'll be 90%... Her maternal sister is going to have her 15th calf in the spring (and early this time), and I'll see if she breeds back right away again too... speaking of... Does anyone cull a cow who produces well just because she is old? I give this old girl a bit of grain (10 lb a week after calving) and a bit more hay in the winter, which I consider a better investment than keeping a heifer which I am not certain about</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 882650, member: 9096"] that's what I'm thinking... she may be susceptible to endometriosis partly because she had RP, caused by low selenium, and poor immune system response caused by the low copper level. she does hold her condition well, and this fall she barely fit into the headgate (opening the side gates was an interesting eperience) when I took the blood. It seems that since I weaned the calf, and more importantly gave her the minerals she was missing, she bred back right away. I will have to wait until next year to be able to be able to report on how the rest of the herd breeds back. this year there were about 75% bred the first cycle, maybe next year it'll be 90%... Her maternal sister is going to have her 15th calf in the spring (and early this time), and I'll see if she breeds back right away again too... speaking of... Does anyone cull a cow who produces well just because she is old? I give this old girl a bit of grain (10 lb a week after calving) and a bit more hay in the winter, which I consider a better investment than keeping a heifer which I am not certain about [/QUOTE]
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