First Calf Heifer

Posted by Nathan, PA on June 1, 2012, 10:06 pm

I have a heifer that is ready to be bred for the first time. Does anyone have any suggestions on which bull would do the best? I need something that will throw a good calf, but the low birth weight needs to be there also. She is a Heat Wave heifer. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by JnK showcattle on June 3, 2012, 10:19 am, in reply to "First Calf Heifer"

mercedes benz great calves low birth weight. thats what we use

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by Jena Sigel, PA on June 11, 2012, 7:41 pm, in reply to "First Calf Heifer"

We have a Heat Wave Cow, last year she was a first time heifer and we bred her A.I. on a Shiver bull. Shiver bull's are successively to throw 65 pound rats. Last year she had her calf, late and it was backwards coming out. 3 hours later after the vet came out, he cut the calf out inside of her. It was a 115 heifer calf. We think it was the Heat Wave genetics in her. This year we put her on an Ali son, pasture bull. She calved a 90 pound bull calf. Hope that helps.

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by derek on June 12, 2012, 7:59 am, in reply to "Re: First Calf Heifer"

send her to the stockyards now! i had 3 heatwave cows and i sent them all there

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by ohio on June 12, 2012, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Re: First Calf Heifer"

What was wrong with them, no milkability__hard calving__ hard breeding or calves were not good? Just curious as I have a couple to calve since I just got them bred I hope.

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by wert on June 24, 2012, 10:53 am, in reply to "Re: First Calf Heifer"

backwards is a normal presentation

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by derek on June 25, 2012, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Re: First Calf Heifer"

zero milk at all, hard calving and the calves arnt good cause if you breed them to anything but and angus bull your probably just going to end up with a dead calf

Re: First Calf Heifer

Posted by ohio on June 26, 2012, 8:13 am, in reply to "Re: First Calf Heifer"

heat wave daughters need to be bred more maternal either maine or simmy. try i80 mercedes benz or the maine man