Attention all Clubby breeders. Need your thoughts

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RAWANGUS

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I had two calves born to 2 completely different dams (Unstoppable and Meyer).  The sires were Set Me Free and I-80.  These two calves were on time, actually in both cases 1-2 days past 283 gestation.  Both calves were extrememly small ( 35 and 38 lbs.)  Look normal, no monkey mouth, great structure, walk like prince's (both bull calves), came out and were eating from mother in under 15 minutes.  I would say the Unstoppable is most likely a carrier, so that is why I bred her to a supposedly clean bull (Set Me Free).  The calves are 1 month old and about 50 lb.  All of the other calves that were born to clubby sires are normal weights ( 75-100 lb).  My cows are probably over-conditioned.  I don't like to see ribs showing.  In the winter they get all of the good hay they can eat and protein/mineral tub.  In summer they only get grass and mineral blocks.  Any one have any ideas as to what is going on.  By the way, the unstoppable's first calf to Jesse James was a normal 60 lb. calf that is now 1350 lb. at 20 months.  thnking about testing these 2 cows.  Any thoughts would be appreciated. 
 

BroncoFan

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I have to ask right off the bat of what is the frame score of both cows?
 

CAB

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You need to get a knowledgeable vet involved. What you had going on there wasn't anything related to the bulls used or that they are "clubby". IMO you have something that affected the calves during pregnancy. A neighbor of mine had 14 calves born this spring similar to what you are describing and I can't remember what they are saying it is but there was a diagnosis.
 

BroncoFan

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I have two cows that are probably a frame score of about a 4.5. One is a point taken daughter. The other is a heat wavexAli. Both have smaller calves while even bred to supposed cow killers.
 
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