BIG CALF

[Turkey Track Bar]

We had a charolais calf Sunday morning via c-section that weighed in at a whooping 225lbs+ (225 lbs was as high as the vets scale went).

Well, lazy ace says that's in Canadian!!! What is it American? :wink:

Cheers---

TTB :wink:

 

[Denny]

We had a charolais calf Sunday morning via c-section that weighed in at a whooping 225lbs+ (225 lbs was as high as the vets scale went).

Well, lazy ace says that's in Canadian!!! What is it American? :wink:

Cheers---

TTB :wink:

Good thing it was'nt born in Texas (Every thing is bigger in Texas) :wink:

 

[Silver]

Alright so lets hear who is on the protien causes high birth weights side and who is on the side that it doesn't. I just had this debate and was proven wrong, so I want to hear what you all think. I'm on the fence about it. My dad swore that it made his calves monsters, I think it was more the bulls.

All I have is my own anecdotal evidence to go by. One year we were short of hay, so fed large amounts of chopped barley. Dad and I did 22 c-sections. The next year, same bulls, no c-sections. We still wonder to this day what really happened.

 

[Turkey Track Bar]

We had a charolais calf Sunday morning via c-section that weighed in at a whooping 225lbs+ (225 lbs was as high as the vets scale went).

Well, lazy ace says that's in Canadian!!! What is it American? :wink:

Cheers---

TTB :wink:

Good thing it was'nt born in Texas (Every thing is bigger in Texas) :wink:

:clap: :clap: :clap:

Cheers---

TTB :wink: :wink:

 

[S CO rancher]

A few years ago there was a study out of Colorado State that said the largest contrubitor to high birth weights was the protein level fed in the second trimester. If you think about the timing of the 'fall flush' that a lot of areas get in the fall or when winter or fall feeding starts, it makes sense. As usual I can't find the paper now.

10 years ago I walked into a vet clinic as they were starting a c-section. Not being in a rush and not really thinking, I stayed to watch. When the first foot came through the side, the vet hollered for help. It took three of us to get that 196# Maine-Anjou out of that cow. Thank goodness I wasn't wearing good clothes, it was a mess. Both lived and thrived that year, though the calf didn't set any records.