Sir loin
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Getting through calving 32 heifer calves 15 bull calves anyone shed any light on this, My last 12 calves 10 heifers 2 bulls.
Weather last year at bulling ?
Weather last year at bulling ?
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That doesn't sound too bad to me, we had 21 calves last yr, only 6 bull calves! The year before wasn't much betterGetting through calving 32 heifer calves 15 bull calves anyone shed any light on this, My last 12 calves 10 heifers 2 bulls.
Weather last year at bulling ?
Not a new bull and ratio is 1 bull to 25 cows (because we are a closed herd I regularly breed my own bull from AI and use AI and chase up with bulls I breed)bull to heifer ratio?....or new bull?
my theory is that multiple servings give more males so if the bull has more females to do he doesn't repeat service as much thus more heifers.....or a certain bull might be lazier so repeat serve less
What's the ratio of your offspring again?bull to heifer ratio?....or new bull?
my theory is that multiple servings give more males so if the bull has more females to do he doesn't repeat service as much thus more heifers.....or a certain bull might be lazier so repeat serve less
Yes. Had a couple of calves coming out in their sack this year, bit of luck I was there both times, straight in with the knife.I'm at a 50/50 split this year with bulls and heifers, usually one year more bulls then the next more heifers but I've never been neck and neck.
On the subject of calving though, had a real poor time last year. Lost one calf but had to assist many of them from a new bull, however this year no trouble at all but having VERY thick calving bags. Was with a cow last night and if she hadn't of stood last moment the calf would have still been in the sack. Anyone else seen this before?
Good to hear and glad it's not just meYes. Had a couple of calves coming out in their sack this year, bit of luck I was there both times, straight in with the knife.
Yes I’d say the same we seem to have runs of one then the other normally end up with roughly the sameCurrently 50/50
but first half were 80% heifers, second half 80% bulls.
I'd be surprised if many long term averages deviated beyond 60% either way whatever you do.
We sold a lim bull in Carlisle and ten months later the bloke rang to ask if we'd had calves by him and what split bulls to heifers. Said we had six,three of each. He'd had twenty calves and 18 were heifers,no good to him so was going to claim the bull was infertile,cull him and claim on his insurance. I said how the hell can you do that and he said he was good friends with his vetSeen bulls advertised that will throw more hfrs than bulls. Usually pretty even here . I would love bulls that threw all bull calves though, would be far more profitable.