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Having too much calving ease?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1506973" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>"For my cattle, I certainly want calving ease."</p><p></p><p>I want easy calving. It can come without the problems of very low birth weights. But it also requires knowing/selecting for calf shapes and avoiding pedigrees with high birth weights. So, it is limiting.</p><p></p><p>I'd prefer that no heifer gets over BSC 6. Too much development (fat) in heifers will ruin the lifetime milk production. We can support heifers after calving with supplementation to help them along. One of the better options is something with bypass fat in the product. That was one of the strong selling points on a product that was discussed here at CT during the winter called Mix 30.</p><p></p><p>My experiences: Calf survival depends as much on the vigor of the calf from the sires side as the mother's ability to birth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1506973, member: 24565"] "For my cattle, I certainly want calving ease." I want easy calving. It can come without the problems of very low birth weights. But it also requires knowing/selecting for calf shapes and avoiding pedigrees with high birth weights. So, it is limiting. I'd prefer that no heifer gets over BSC 6. Too much development (fat) in heifers will ruin the lifetime milk production. We can support heifers after calving with supplementation to help them along. One of the better options is something with bypass fat in the product. That was one of the strong selling points on a product that was discussed here at CT during the winter called Mix 30. My experiences: Calf survival depends as much on the vigor of the calf from the sires side as the mother's ability to birth. [/QUOTE]
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