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<blockquote data-quote="Northern Rancher" data-source="post: 750653" data-attributes="member: 5898"><p>We haven't checked cows at night for years-I'd run over more calves in the grass than I'd save. Our death loss on probably 500 heifers calved out there is under one percent and on the cows under .5. The last time we pen calved heifers was when BSE hit was 200 and we lost about 5% and worked damn hard at it. There is no reason in the world a cow or heifer in good health can't lay down in the pasture and calve on their own-we've had heifers with a leg back calve unassissted for crying out loud. If I get ambitious I'll take some BW's out there-life can be alot less complicated with BW's in that 70-90 pound range. If you breed for bigger calves and one goes long geststation or has a malpresentation your usually in a mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northern Rancher, post: 750653, member: 5898"] We haven't checked cows at night for years-I'd run over more calves in the grass than I'd save. Our death loss on probably 500 heifers calved out there is under one percent and on the cows under .5. The last time we pen calved heifers was when BSE hit was 200 and we lost about 5% and worked damn hard at it. There is no reason in the world a cow or heifer in good health can't lay down in the pasture and calve on their own-we've had heifers with a leg back calve unassissted for crying out loud. If I get ambitious I'll take some BW's out there-life can be alot less complicated with BW's in that 70-90 pound range. If you breed for bigger calves and one goes long geststation or has a malpresentation your usually in a mess. [/QUOTE]
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