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Re: Full Flush Fall Born?

Posted by lcmaines on 4/18/2007, 8:46 am, in reply to "Re: Full Flush Fall Born?"
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Don't use mossy oak on heifers. They are huge and most of them go past there due date by a least week or more.
--Previous Message--
: Northern Improvement (birth weight epd -.7) we
: have had a few dozen calves range from 60-90
: plus pounds. If you look at his epd bw -.7
: and compare it to a few of Griswold's angus
: easy calving sires OCC Machinist 734M birth
: wieght epd -2.1 and OCC Homer -3.5 you will
: get a live calf on the ground and if its a
: female will be extremely deep bodied and
: structally sound as replacement female. We
: are switching to Machinist and Ali for our
: heifers. Good Luck.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I am not sure I would use a Heat Seeker on
: heifers. But others may have had luck. I
: like to be safe. I really like Northern
: Improvement.
: My mossy oak went early 5 days. Just
: depends.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I Have a Full Flush Fall Born heifer that I
: held over so I could have her calve in the
: spring. I understand the heatseekers work
: well on full flush females, but what calving
: ease bull has been working on full flush
: females. Also, had two cows bred to mossy
: oak this year and one went and week over and
: the other is a week and a half over, is this
: common with mossy oak? Just curious?
: Thanks
:
:
:
:
:

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--Previous Message-- : Don't use mossy oak on heifers. They are huge : and most of them go past there due date by a : least week or more. : : --Previous Message-- : Northern Improvement (birth weight epd -.7) : we : have had a few dozen calves range from 60-90 : plus pounds. If you look at his epd bw -.7 : and compare it to a few of Griswold's angus : easy calving sires OCC Machinist 734M birth : wieght epd -2.1 and OCC Homer -3.5 you will : get a live calf on the ground and if its a : female will be extremely deep bodied and : structally sound as replacement female. We : are switching to Machinist and Ali for our : heifers. Good Luck. : : --Previous Message-- : I am not sure I would use a Heat Seeker on : heifers. But others may have had luck. I : like to be safe. I really like Northern : Improvement. : My mossy oak went early 5 days. Just : depends. : : --Previous Message-- : I Have a Full Flush Fall Born heifer that I : held over so I could have her calve in the : spring. I understand the heatseekers work : well on full flush females, but what calving : ease bull has been working on full flush : females. Also, had two cows bred to mossy : oak this year and one went and week over and : the other is a week and a half over, is this : common with mossy oak? Just curious? : Thanks : : : : : : :

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