AngusLimoX":2sd9ib67 said:randiliana":2sd9ib67 said:However, many times the reason you don't want to buy "terminal" heifers is because the people that produced them were only paying attention to the growth and not necessarily to the milk or maternal side of things.
Why does someone who uses a "terminal" bull not spay and sell the heifers??
I think part of this has to do with the loss of gain that spaying causes, and the reluctance of a lot of people to implant the heifers to counteract it. Perhaps your vet is better at spaying, but around here, anyone spaying their heifers always loses a few to complications and that - quite understandably - makes them a bit reluctant to spay. Of course, I could also be wrong on all counts.