Calves mixed up - DNA test?

cjpm

I have 2 cows that calved to different bulls. Calves got mixed up so not sure which is which.

Need to find out before registering them. Any ideas?? Can't take the chance as will be breeding from them in future.

Bellview

cjpm wrote: »

I have 2 cows that calved to different bulls. Calves got mixed up so not sure which is which.

Need to find out before registering them. Any ideas?? Can't take the chance as will be breeding from them in future.

wetherbys will sort you out

ganmo

cjpm wrote: »

I have 2 cows that calved to different bulls. Calves got mixed up so not sure which is which.

Need to find out before registering them. Any ideas?? Can't take the chance as will be breeding from them in future.

Are the mothers related?

cjpm

ganmo wrote: »

Are the mothers related?

Not closely.

Wetherbys would test one cow and one calf. Cost of test is 30 euro each.

Anyone else doing that type of testing? Kicking myself that I didn't pay closer attention to them calving. Will be €60 lighter as a result of my mistake!

_Brian

cjpm wrote: »

Not closely.

Wetherbys would test one cow and one calf. Cost of test is 30 euro each.

Anyone else doing that type of testing? Kicking myself that I didn't pay closer attention to them calving. Will be €60 lighter as a result of my mistake!

Would you not know by letting the calves back with the cows ??

ganmo

cjpm wrote: »

Not closely.

Wetherbys would test one cow and one calf. Cost of test is 30 euro each.

Anyone else doing that type of testing? Kicking myself that I didn't pay closer attention to them calving. Will be €60 lighter as a result of my mistake!

Ya could try the ai company they would only need to test the calf and compare it to the bulls

AP2014

cjpm wrote: »

I have 2 cows that calved to different bulls. Calves got mixed up so not sure which is which.

Need to find out before registering them. Any ideas?? Can't take the chance as will be breeding from them in future.

Would you not have a keen enough eye to spot which looked like which mother

If the mothers were still around would they not go straight to their calf?

cjpm

_Brian wrote: »

Would you not know by letting the calves back with the cows ??

Not so easy unfortunately. One is a first calver who in her enthusiasm shoved her calf under a gate when licking the calf.

The other believes that she is the proud mother of twins as she spent the night with both of them!

limo_100

well i wouldnt dna test id take my best guess and forget about it

Bellview

cjpm wrote: »

I have 2 cows that calved to different bulls. Calves got mixed up so not sure which is which.

Need to find out before registering them. Any ideas?? Can't take the chance as will be breeding from them in future.

are the calves Pedigree... if ped right thing is wetherby's, if not ped I would not be too worried as lots of farmers fill in incorrect sires into ICBF or no sire at all

Farrell

cjpm wrote: »

Not so easy unfortunately. One is a first calver who in her enthusiasm shoved her calf under a gate when licking the calf.

The other believes that she is the proud mother of twins as she spent the night with both of them!

We'd that years ago, 2 simmental first calvers (1 red & 1black), had red limousine heifers.
Ended up putting all in the 1 pen for a few day's & they sorted themselves