Overweight Heifer

[copesq]

My heifer is overweight which is causing fertility problems. I do not grain her. I only feed her grass hay. I believe the excessive weight issue began in the spring and summer when she was on pasture exclusively.

Any suggestions on a diet and how to accomplish it?

[floramum]

Is There Any Chance She Is Pregnant, Not Just Fat? Has She Been Exposed?

[tinknal]

Can you post a pic?

[copesq]

She went into heat on Thursday. She was mounting another heifer and had a long clear mucus hanging from her vagina. If I can figure out how to post a picture I will.

[JulieLou42]

Use photobucket.com...really easy.

[john in la]

Originally Posted by copesq

My heifer is overweight which is causing fertility problems. I do not grain her. I only feed her grass hay. I believe the excessive weight issue began in the spring and summer when she was on pasture exclusively.

Any suggestions on a diet and how to accomplish it?

I would find it real hard to believe a heifer is over weight enough to cause breeding problems that is on pasture exclusively unless you have some really good pasture.
What kind of breed/weight/age is this heifer?????????

[floramum]

Little Bulls Will Get A Belly On Them From Worms. The Solution To That Is Worm Med. And Feed Them More Grain. Could She Have Worms? Do You Regularly Treat Her For Internal/external Parasites? With Either Organic Methods Or Medications?

[agmantoo]

Off grass hay only and without any minerals, I can believe she may not breed. Fat from hay is not a likely cause of not getting bred. I had a 6 year old heifer that lived with and ate with goats and was a true wad of fat. She was a neighbors pasture ornament and had never been exposed to a bull. She settled the first breeding. How many lbs. of hay do you feed the heifer daily?

[copesq]

She is a 4 year old registered Jersey who has never been bred. She too was someone's pasture ornament. She is not a freemartin an is wormed regularly. She eats about 25 pounds of hay a day.

[agmantoo]

Do you have the cow on mineral supplements? I do not think it is a weight issue. Fat healthy females get pregnant.

[bumpus]

Originally Posted by copesq

She is a 4 year old registered Jersey who has never been bred. She too was someone's pasture ornament. She is not a freemartin an is wormed regularly. She eats about 25 pounds of hay a day.

You said: who has never been bred.

Then put her with a bull and leave here there
until she is bread more tham just one time.

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[animalfarmer]

Hi copesq,I sent you a P.M.I think it may be of value.