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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 465571" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>I am no expert, but I do my own preg checking.</p><p></p><p>It's much easier to determine at 6-8 weeks and since the timeframe where the one horn of the uterus feels like a big banana isn't very long, hence the higher accuracy.</p><p></p><p>The next stage its very hard to distinguish between the foetus and a full bladder especially if you don't do it regularly and mistakes are often made then.</p><p></p><p>After that the cervix slips over the pelvic rim and then it's even more dificult to determine how far along the cow is although you shouldn't then make mistakes on whether she is bred or not. Then its simply a case of feeling for size and guessing according to that. Age of cow, nutrition, genetics and simply how roomy the cow is can make this a very imprecise science</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 465571, member: 4353"] I am no expert, but I do my own preg checking. It's much easier to determine at 6-8 weeks and since the timeframe where the one horn of the uterus feels like a big banana isn't very long, hence the higher accuracy. The next stage its very hard to distinguish between the foetus and a full bladder especially if you don't do it regularly and mistakes are often made then. After that the cervix slips over the pelvic rim and then it's even more dificult to determine how far along the cow is although you shouldn't then make mistakes on whether she is bred or not. Then its simply a case of feeling for size and guessing according to that. Age of cow, nutrition, genetics and simply how roomy the cow is can make this a very imprecise science [/QUOTE]
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