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Bull with heifer calves - how long?
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16614"><p>> Two of my 13 cows are 9 month old</p><p>> heifers. I would like to leave the</p><p>> bull in with a couple of the cows</p><p>> who have been hard to heat detect</p><p>> and the herd is not big enough to</p><p>> conviently divide into many</p><p>> combinations.</p><p></p><p>> What's a rule of thumb or just</p><p>> good judgement on separating the</p><p>> bull from young females? I don't</p><p>> want to breed them til they're</p><p>> about 15 months.</p><p></p><p>> Thanks.</p><p></p><p>I would say that if your calves have Angus in them they will breed at 9 mos. I would be very leary about putting a bull in with 9 mo. old heifers if I didn't want them bred, and I would not want them bred.</p><p></p><p>Your calves should be weaned by now so I suggest you separtate them from the herd.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sillco@compufort.com">sillco@compufort.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16614"] > Two of my 13 cows are 9 month old > heifers. I would like to leave the > bull in with a couple of the cows > who have been hard to heat detect > and the herd is not big enough to > conviently divide into many > combinations. > What's a rule of thumb or just > good judgement on separating the > bull from young females? I don't > want to breed them til they're > about 15 months. > Thanks. I would say that if your calves have Angus in them they will breed at 9 mos. I would be very leary about putting a bull in with 9 mo. old heifers if I didn't want them bred, and I would not want them bred. Your calves should be weaned by now so I suggest you separtate them from the herd. [email=sillco@compufort.com]sillco@compufort.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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