aaronstiff
Well-known member
Hi everyone. I've been combing the internet for hours now trying to find information about cystic cattle. I've found a couple of posts here, but none of them quite match my scenario, so I thought I'd just ask. Here's how things stand:
I bought a Lowline Angus heifer last summer. I put her in with a bull from August 29 to October 24, and assumed she was bred. However, when I put her and the bull together with the rest of the herd (keeping them all together since I don't currently have any calves), she went into heat a few days later, and both the original bull and my other bull (who is her brother) started mounting her.
A bit disappointed since I figured her calf would end up inbred, I just assumed the original bull was too young/small. But ever since then, she has consistently gone into heat about every 17 days. She's been staying with the other cows and bulls in a winter paddock area, and every time she goes into heat, the bulls try to breed her. But every 17 days later, she's back in heat.
It was suggested to me that she is cystic. But from what I've read, cystic beef cows aren't very common, and young, unbred cows even less common. I've also read that most cystic cows either don't show signs of heat, or are in continual/very short heat cycles.
I know there's still a chance she's just cystic, but at this point I just want to cull her. Getting her treated would mean she would be most likely inbred right after and calve in November. Not only would this mean having to create a separate area for her, but it would also mean a calf dropping just before the cold weather here in Prince Edward Island (I don't have a real barn, just run-ins). Currently, she's doing nothing but eating my hay.
Would greatly appreciate advice, thoughts, information, or all three.
I bought a Lowline Angus heifer last summer. I put her in with a bull from August 29 to October 24, and assumed she was bred. However, when I put her and the bull together with the rest of the herd (keeping them all together since I don't currently have any calves), she went into heat a few days later, and both the original bull and my other bull (who is her brother) started mounting her.
A bit disappointed since I figured her calf would end up inbred, I just assumed the original bull was too young/small. But ever since then, she has consistently gone into heat about every 17 days. She's been staying with the other cows and bulls in a winter paddock area, and every time she goes into heat, the bulls try to breed her. But every 17 days later, she's back in heat.
It was suggested to me that she is cystic. But from what I've read, cystic beef cows aren't very common, and young, unbred cows even less common. I've also read that most cystic cows either don't show signs of heat, or are in continual/very short heat cycles.
I know there's still a chance she's just cystic, but at this point I just want to cull her. Getting her treated would mean she would be most likely inbred right after and calve in November. Not only would this mean having to create a separate area for her, but it would also mean a calf dropping just before the cold weather here in Prince Edward Island (I don't have a real barn, just run-ins). Currently, she's doing nothing but eating my hay.
Would greatly appreciate advice, thoughts, information, or all three.