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Very good ,100% cows and heifers 2/3.5 months bull taken out todayHope the results weren't too scary?
Very good ,100% cows and heifers 2/3.5 months bull taken out todayHope the results weren't too scary?
Heifers don't get a second chance here. If a heifer doesn't get in calf there must be something wrong with her? Or did you mean first calvers?
You have a whole winter to starve herScanned 15 heifers back in February and had 14/15 in calf all 5-6 months. was feeling generous and gave the heifer another chance. Had the vet check her last weekend as he was on the farm and she is now in calf but a bit fat for my liking.
Neighbour/ relation is a big finisher, would buy probably 200 feeding cows, would have minimum of 40 calve. A joke. Why people see them as empty? Very unlikely they are scanned, or you would hope not, very unlikely to be seen bulling unless another is and daft farmer sees the one she is riding is bulling as well, best of it he had 2 dairy heifers calve last week, he doesn't want them, rather barren, even though buoyant calf trade will help, but it is poor imo, especially those dairy heifers, such an inexcusable waste.
It would be interesting to know if they had been scannedNeighbour/ relation is a big finisher, would buy probably 200 feeding cows, would have minimum of 40 calve. A joke. Why people see them as empty? Very unlikely they are scanned, or you would hope not, very unlikely to be seen bulling unless another is and daft farmer sees the one she is riding is bulling as well, best of it he had 2 dairy heifers calve last week, he doesn't want them, rather barren, even though buoyant calf trade will help, but it is poor imo, especially those dairy heifers, such an inexcusable waste.
I have one that shows some kind of heat but is always in calf,no matter how big or how small the herd is i think scanning is a valuable management tool,i did read that someone said 90% will get in calf why bother scanning, i don't want to be keeping 10% empty over winter just for the sake of scanning them,Did them in self locking yokes this time it was far easier than crushIt would be interesting to know if they had been scanned
Never send a cow on cos its bulling,had a few do that and still be in calf
Yes, see this on the slaughter line at work. If you follow it up they've often been bought at the mart by a big finisher but some farmer has let them go when they would have been detectably in calf. With good reason in a minority of cases, I suppose? Occasionally, the vet has made a blunder.Neighbour/ relation is a big finisher, would buy probably 200 feeding cows, would have minimum of 40 calve. A joke. Why people see them as empty? Very unlikely they are scanned, or you would hope not, very unlikely to be seen bulling unless another is and daft farmer sees the one she is riding is bulling as well, best of it he had 2 dairy heifers calve last week, he doesn't want them, rather barren, even though buoyant calf trade will help, but it is poor imo, especially those dairy heifers, such an inexcusable waste.
Yes, see this on the slaughter line at work. If you follow it up they've often been bought at the mart by a big finisher but some farmer has let them go when they would have been detectably in calf. With good reason in a minority of cases, I suppose? Occasionally, the vet has made a blunder.
That's just completely disgusting! Sorry but this angers me!!!!! An animal heavily in calf should not by any law be sent to the abbatoir. I do however know of one guy who sent a supposed empty cow to abbatoir, they killed her and found out she was a couple of months away from calving...
Why?
It's legal to shoot heavily pregnant female deer. Indeed, official advise for muntjac culling is to specifically target obviously pregnant females.
I just think it's wrong. On both levels tbh. Why deliberately kill a heavily pregnant animal? If you're gonna kill an animal kill one which isn't expecting. It's a waste in my opinion. If the animals only a pregnant to the point the feotus is small, then it's not a problem, if it's pregnant to the halfway point, then that's wrong.
We had some scanned in Spring. One old favourite was thin due to having raised twins. We knew she had run on but gave her a chance. Always produced top price calves and never missed before. Vet said she was about 6 weeks but that the calf wasn't "viable". Turned her out and she calved a cracking bull calf within 2 months? Years ago had a bunch of heifers scanned. He wasn't sure on one. (different vet) Said try her again later. No, not in calf. Pre movement tested her for Mart, couldn't take her for various reasons. She started bagging up. Thumped a calf in her and she went on to have a calf every year!Yes, see this on the slaughter line at work. If you follow it up they've often been bought at the mart by a big finisher but some farmer has let them go when they would have been detectably in calf. With good reason in a minority of cases, I suppose? Occasionally, the vet has made a blunder.
We had some scanned in Spring. One old favourite was thin due to having raised twins. We knew she had run on but gave her a chance. Always produced top price calves and never missed before. Vet said she was about 6 weeks but that the calf wasn't "viable". Turned her out and she calved a cracking bull calf within 2 months? Years ago had a bunch of heifers scanned. He wasn't sure on one. (different vet) Said try her again later. No, not in calf. Pre movement tested her for Mart, couldn't take her for various reasons. She started bagging up. Thumped a calf in her and she went on to have a calf every year!
Yes. But could prove costly, or, as has been said, they land up on the killing lines. Vets are not skilled in pd testing as they used to be. IMHO. Rely heavily on scanners. Not their fault. Just the way things have advanced.That's brilliant news. I love it when animals prove vets wrong lol
Yes. But could prove costly, or, as has been said, they land up on the killing lines. Vets are not skilled in pd testing as they used to be. IMHO. Rely heavily on scanners. Not their fault. Just the way things have advanced.