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Northeast Misery | Here's some info on another debated topic:
1. What about dystocia problems in heifers calving in BCS 6 ½-7?
Taking heifers from BCS 4 to 6 will increase birth weight 0-7 pounds (depending on study) but all reports show no difference in dystocia score. This fallacy of feeding heifers a little grain precalving and causing monumental calving difficulties needs to be killed and buried. Just look at the above chart. We saw a light increase in birth weight and NO DIFFERENCE in percentage of heifers needing calving assistance!! But, look at the tremendous response to fertility. The heifers in BCS 4 had only 56% bred back to calve the next year while the heifers in BCS 6 had 96% bred back.
The chart wouldn't copy, here's the link:
http://www.mwbeefcattle.com/herdHealthFertility.aspx | |
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Grain = calving problems
