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The key to those extra dollars in a (settle operation is to get a calf from each cow every 12 months. However, first-calf heifers sometimes hinder those plans.
"First-calf heifers often experience rebreeding problems due to a number of stress factors,” H. John Gerken Jr., Virginia Tech Extension specialist in animal science, said.
“For instance, the first-calf heifer is required to perform all the body functions of a mature cow, such as body maintenance, lactation and rebreeding. Even the birth process may place a greater stress on the heifer, expecially if she experiences calving difficulty,” the Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty member commented. Since the first-calf heifer is still growing, the problem is compounded by the shedding of incisor teeth which limits her ability to chew feed, the specialist noted. To get first-calf heifers back on their breeding track fast, Gerken suggested two general management practices: —Separate heifers from mature cows the last three
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