I recently purchased a cow that was preg-checked on 1/13/10 & the vet confirmed she was 5 1/2 - 6 months bred. I picked her up this past weekend & brought her back home (11 hour trip). She should be about 7 months bred, but isn't SHOWING one bit. Is this unusual? Could it just be she shedded some weight from the trip?
Cow not physically showing bred?
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randiliana
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Depends on the cow. Some get huge, and some hardly look like they are bred. Plus, at 7 months along, she is really just getting into the stage where the calf is doing a lot of growing.
backhoeboogie
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Also there is a lot of "depends" here to. If she was palpated, and the vet had no idea what birthweight bull was used, that 5 1/2 to 6 months is a best guess based on fetus size.
they are all different some never look bred and can be, some look bred whan they are open. i bought some heifers one time that were all bred, when i unloaded them at the vet some were baggin and one looked real thin so i had her checked she was right with the rest of the heifers and calved right on time.
I luv herfrds
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We have a cow right now that I thought had lost her calf. I gloved up and took a feel. She is probably a couple of weeks from having her calf.
She doesn't look bred either.
She doesn't look bred either.
