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Once a beef suckler cow gets back in calf again, and if that is within a month-6 wks after calving, is there a chance that her milk supply might drop off a bit?
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I'd say so too. If the same person milks the same cows most of the time, then they can often tell by the fact that milk yield drops , that a cow has held to a service. The opposite can be true aswell, more milk can indicate that a pregnancy has been lost. No reason why the same isn't going to be the case in beef breeds, is there?
If a suckler cow is rearing a calf , and gets back in calf again 4-6 weeks after calving , then what that cow is effectively telling you is that she is healthy , happy and working at the top of her game , with presumably , no issues troubling her. So that cow will just carry on milking as before. I had a few cows did just that last year and they reared their calves just as well as other cows , if not better , with superior weaning weights to some other cows that were bulled at the "normal" time.Once a beef suckler cow gets back in calf again, and if that is within a month-6 wks after calving, is there a chance that her milk supply might drop off a bit?
I've wondered about this. There's a fifth calver bulling tonight whose calf was born on the 8th December - she is a smashing suckler cow in every way except one - she's not very milky. Her milk usually drops off after 4 months, so if she holds this time I'll have to look out for the calf. He's doing great just now.If a suckler cow is rearing a calf , and gets back in calf again 4-6 weeks after calving , then what that cow is effectively telling you is that she is healthy , happy and working at the top of her game , with presumably , no issues troubling her. So that cow will just carry on milking as before. I had a few cows did just that last year and they reared their calves just as well as other cows , if not better , with superior weaning weights to some other cows that were bulled at the "normal" time.
You want to be looking for cows like that , they're the top performers.