AKTcattle
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Seems like a lot of work (and a lot of risk) to find out is you assume a normal distribution which I doubt if the rumors of HW's birth weight are even remotely correct.knabe said:Assuming the death rate would be 90%, if you bred 100 heat wave heifers to a non angus bull, is ther the genetic freak chance you could get an 80 pound calf that was a little bit bigger than the mother and would be worth something. Would you need to breed 1000 heifers?
Glenstory said:Seems like a lot of work (and a lot of risk) to find out is you assume a normal distribution which I doubt if the rumors of HW's birth weight are even remotely correct.knabe said:Assuming the death rate would be 90%, if you bred 100 heat wave heifers to a non angus bull, is ther the genetic freak chance you could get an 80 pound calf that was a little bit bigger than the mother and would be worth something. Would you need to breed 1000 heifers?
AKTcattle said:Hey all,
So i have Heatwave heifer. She's a little on the small side. I've been debating on which bull to breed her to and have narrowed my decision down to Crimson Tide or I-80. Any advice or pictures would be helpful!
Thanks
PS here's a pic
Yes and no. I personally have had mixed results...one of my hw daughters is everthing you can ask out of cow...the other has macetitis that has be drained when she calves...WJ Farms said:The next question is after she has the calf and its alive and everything goes well with the birthing process.....how is she gonna milk?? Heatwave daughters are nice to look at but very rarely do you find one with the "mother quality" .........just a thought....not to burst anybodys bubble but I think some people will agree with me on this.
Thanks
Yup, wasn't sure how to spell it and was in the middle of class so didn't have the resources to look it up. Thanks, I didn't think it was genetic. Was just stating how one of my HW cows has milking problems.Cut the BS said:macetitis
equal
mastitis??
That's fixable with PENN, or most other antibiotics. That's not genetic- although I've heard research stating certain lines can be more prone to it than others...