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Having too much calving ease?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1507010" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>quote "Too much development (fat) in heifers will ruin the lifetime milk production."</p><p>You are correct - to a point. Every cell in the udder that develops fat - will NEVER produce milk. But, that is only a problem BEFORE they are bred. After they are bred, their body does not "allow" milk cells to fill with fat. Now, this is old dairy research, but I have many agree with this fact.</p><p>So, when you see these little butter ball heifer calves with fat in their udders, you can expect them to be poorer milkers.</p><p></p><p>Quote "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><p>Calf vigor is number one in getting a live calf - I TOTALLY AGREE, especially in the winter or muddy spring/fall. But, that can be inherited in their genes (which is what we all are looking for) OR lack calf vigor from dams BCS. Been proven, thin calves have less vigor and are not able to withstand the cold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1507010, member: 968"] quote "Too much development (fat) in heifers will ruin the lifetime milk production." You are correct - to a point. Every cell in the udder that develops fat - will NEVER produce milk. But, that is only a problem BEFORE they are bred. After they are bred, their body does not "allow" milk cells to fill with fat. Now, this is old dairy research, but I have many agree with this fact. So, when you see these little butter ball heifer calves with fat in their udders, you can expect them to be poorer milkers. Quote "My experiences: Calf survival depends as much on the vigor of the calf from the sires side as the mother's ability to birth." Calf vigor is number one in getting a live calf - I TOTALLY AGREE, especially in the winter or muddy spring/fall. But, that can be inherited in their genes (which is what we all are looking for) OR lack calf vigor from dams BCS. Been proven, thin calves have less vigor and are not able to withstand the cold. [/QUOTE]
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