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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 792749" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I take my bull out during and for a period after calving for several reasons, even if he leaves them alone during the calving process itself.</p><p></p><p>Even at best the cows will calve at a minimum over one cycle or 21 days. Usually it takes 2 cycles or 42 days to get them all calved. Cows come back into heat at various lengths of time after calving.</p><p></p><p>Leaving the bull in during and after calving WILL have the effect of spreading your calving season more and more every year.</p><p></p><p>By taking the bull out just ahead of calving and until all cows have calved and hopefully are back cycling and ready to go again (about 60 days after calving start) I can keep a very tight calving period yet have the bull in the herd MOST of the year.</p><p></p><p>I put the bull in on June 6 last year. Calving will therefore start March 15th or 16th. My goal is to have them all calve by April 15th or sooner.</p><p></p><p>So the bull is out of the herd from about March 1 to June 6th. By June 6th most cows should be 60 days past calving and cycling again. jmho.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 792749, member: 7509"] I take my bull out during and for a period after calving for several reasons, even if he leaves them alone during the calving process itself. Even at best the cows will calve at a minimum over one cycle or 21 days. Usually it takes 2 cycles or 42 days to get them all calved. Cows come back into heat at various lengths of time after calving. Leaving the bull in during and after calving WILL have the effect of spreading your calving season more and more every year. By taking the bull out just ahead of calving and until all cows have calved and hopefully are back cycling and ready to go again (about 60 days after calving start) I can keep a very tight calving period yet have the bull in the herd MOST of the year. I put the bull in on June 6 last year. Calving will therefore start March 15th or 16th. My goal is to have them all calve by April 15th or sooner. So the bull is out of the herd from about March 1 to June 6th. By June 6th most cows should be 60 days past calving and cycling again. jmho. Jim [/QUOTE]
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