Cow Heat Cycle Calendar

Restlessness agitation or out-of-character behavior Calling mooing to other cows more than usual Clear mucous or discharge from her back end if you see blood-tinged discharge it probably means youre too late and have missed the window. This is a generality but usually younger cows and the smaller breeds of cows will calve up to 10 days earlier than shown. Heifers after puberty and non-pregnant cows should come in heat every 3 weeks or 18 to 23 days. Estrous is the 21-day cycle from one estrus heat to the next.

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And aged bulls 25 to 40 cows.

Cow Heat Cycle Calendar. If body condition score is less than 4 consider weaning calves early especially first calf heifers. Different colours are used blue yellow red and green to symbolize the four events. The best way to detect heat is to watch your cows twice a day and be familiar with their behaviour you can then spot the changes that will indicate heat.

CowManager will alert you. By day 2 or 3 after the cowheifer goes out of heat. Once you do that and can pick a cow in heat you can set up a calendar so you have a good idea of who is likely to be in heat when.

This Beef Cow Herd Calendar was developed as a production practice and management guide for Oklahoma cattle producers. If you didnt notice she was in heat this discharge will be a clue that she was in heat a few days earlier. The average estrous cycle from one standing heat estrus to the next is 21 days in the cow figure 1 with a range of 18 to 24 days.

Cattle longevity or lifespan is about 9 to 12 years. Assign yearlings 10 to 15 cows. 3 weeks 60 in calf 6 weeks 84 in calf 9 weeks 93 in calf 12 weeks 97 in calf This means that a conception rate of 60 leaves just 3 cows empty after a 12 week.

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