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Worst calving season in 13 years
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1013742" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Big calves in a cold winter is easy to understand - cold temps outside makes the blood vessels in the cows' skin & extremities constrict to conserve heat, so more is shunted to internal organs - including the uterus - more nutrition for that developing calf, thus higher birthweights. </p><p></p><p>However, if feed quality is low - particularly with regard to protein level - calves tend to be less able to generate body heat, are slower to get up and nurse, have poorer absorption of colostrum - and, colostrum quality may be poorer, as well. Overall, it's a bad deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1013742, member: 12607"] Big calves in a cold winter is easy to understand - cold temps outside makes the blood vessels in the cows' skin & extremities constrict to conserve heat, so more is shunted to internal organs - including the uterus - more nutrition for that developing calf, thus higher birthweights. However, if feed quality is low - particularly with regard to protein level - calves tend to be less able to generate body heat, are slower to get up and nurse, have poorer absorption of colostrum - and, colostrum quality may be poorer, as well. Overall, it's a bad deal. [/QUOTE]
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