Nesikep
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I've got a bit of a recordkeeping conundrum.
Just had a calf from a 2nd timer, and don't know if she was bred when I last saw her, or I missed it 3 weeks later, which rarely happens.
Lets start with some averages.. My herd bakes the buns a little longer, 288 days is the average, and 290 days is the most common, bulls usually are a couple days later than heifers, as is often the case. This cow's first calf (a bull) was born at 296 days, and her mother also held on to them particularly long. Now this calf was concieved when I saw her last bred, it would make it 302 days, a full 6 days longer than the most I've ever recorded... The cow is a Saler/Gelbvieh, and the calf is linebred GV as well.
So what do you think it is? 302 days or 281 days? What's the longest gestation time you've ever seen?
Just had a calf from a 2nd timer, and don't know if she was bred when I last saw her, or I missed it 3 weeks later, which rarely happens.
Lets start with some averages.. My herd bakes the buns a little longer, 288 days is the average, and 290 days is the most common, bulls usually are a couple days later than heifers, as is often the case. This cow's first calf (a bull) was born at 296 days, and her mother also held on to them particularly long. Now this calf was concieved when I saw her last bred, it would make it 302 days, a full 6 days longer than the most I've ever recorded... The cow is a Saler/Gelbvieh, and the calf is linebred GV as well.
So what do you think it is? 302 days or 281 days? What's the longest gestation time you've ever seen?