Putangitangi
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If you keep reliable records for your herd, what's your average gestation and range?
Mine are Angus (breeding up from a mixed bag of dairy-cross and some pure-bred) and they average 278.9 for heifers and 280.3 for bulls. Longest is 290 days (7 times), shortest 268 (three times).
That's on 570 known gestations over 17 years. I do both AI and very close observation at mating time. I like to know when they'll calve (within a day or so) and find the data fascinating.
Mine are Angus (breeding up from a mixed bag of dairy-cross and some pure-bred) and they average 278.9 for heifers and 280.3 for bulls. Longest is 290 days (7 times), shortest 268 (three times).
That's on 570 known gestations over 17 years. I do both AI and very close observation at mating time. I like to know when they'll calve (within a day or so) and find the data fascinating.