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Manure............To Spread or Not to Spread?
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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 799786" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>ok cow terminology 101</p><p></p><p>Cow: an animal of the bovine family which has had one or more calves. In order to be called a cow...a calf must be born either by C section or natural birth</p><p>heifer: an animal of the bovine family which is female. She has not had a calf yet. Usually called this term once weaned and up until either slaughter or she has a calf</p><p>Steer: again bovine family, but a bull without the family jewels and called this until slaughter.</p><p>Yearling: a heifer or steer which is of one year of age, until it is closer to being finished. Once they are finished or clost to being finished, the term fats can be used up until slaughter</p><p>Calf: a heifer or bull or steer which is under a year of age. Usual reference is up to 8 months of age. After that....Steers and heifers or yearlings and even backgrounders.</p><p></p><p>What you have are either heifer and or steer weaned calves which can be classed as yearlings. You are in the process of preconditioning them or backgrounding them either for breeding or for slaughter..at this point.</p><p></p><p>Edit, if that bull is with those heifers, expect a calf in less than 9 months. Calves can be bred any time after 6 months of age. Bull calves can and have breed calves just over the 6 month mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 799786, member: 6198"] ok cow terminology 101 Cow: an animal of the bovine family which has had one or more calves. In order to be called a cow...a calf must be born either by C section or natural birth heifer: an animal of the bovine family which is female. She has not had a calf yet. Usually called this term once weaned and up until either slaughter or she has a calf Steer: again bovine family, but a bull without the family jewels and called this until slaughter. Yearling: a heifer or steer which is of one year of age, until it is closer to being finished. Once they are finished or clost to being finished, the term fats can be used up until slaughter Calf: a heifer or bull or steer which is under a year of age. Usual reference is up to 8 months of age. After that....Steers and heifers or yearlings and even backgrounders. What you have are either heifer and or steer weaned calves which can be classed as yearlings. You are in the process of preconditioning them or backgrounding them either for breeding or for slaughter..at this point. Edit, if that bull is with those heifers, expect a calf in less than 9 months. Calves can be bred any time after 6 months of age. Bull calves can and have breed calves just over the 6 month mark [/QUOTE]
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