jbar5
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Being AI'd to a calving ease sire doesnt always give you a small calf. Calving ease has little to do with birth wt. Enviroment and gestation length on the other hand does. EPD's are not always the "golden rule" either. They give you some idea what to expect but cant be the only thing that makes your decision on your matings. As for getting your money back, that depends on the terms in which she was bought. They may not have to give you anything. They may contend since you were showing her and travelled to Denver,Alabama, and then to Texas, that you are responsible for her problems. ie. feeding too much, stress in travel etc. I know first hand. It's been done to us,where we have bought a virgin show heifer and she turned to be a non-breeder. The outfit out of Iowa would not make good on her. She went to slaughter.