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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16404"><p>Well..Bill is right..12 months is a tad young, but it depends on the particular bull & the breed also. The bull should show "interest" in the cow every 21(+/-) days..if 21 days go by after he does & he ignores her..then she is most likely pregnant. I raise Longhorns & they are famous for their fertility, the youngest I had a bull breed a heifer (oops!) was 11 months..I believe Jerseys have a similar reputation. Brahmans in general mature much later sexually. I would think just about all breeds would be fertile by 14-16 months. Ultrasound is an early option, but fairly expensive. Palpation (manual examination by vet) is much cheaper, but the cow should probably be bred about 45 days to be sure of a correct reading!</p><p>> We are new to owning cows, and we</p><p>> have one 2yr old heifer and one</p><p>> 1yr old bull. We would like to</p><p>> know how do we tell when the</p><p>> heifer becomes pregnant. We would</p><p>> like her to be pregnant before we</p><p>> send the bull off to slaughter.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:calpatranch@netscape.net">calpatranch@netscape.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16404"] Well..Bill is right..12 months is a tad young, but it depends on the particular bull & the breed also. The bull should show "interest" in the cow every 21(+/-) days..if 21 days go by after he does & he ignores her..then she is most likely pregnant. I raise Longhorns & they are famous for their fertility, the youngest I had a bull breed a heifer (oops!) was 11 months..I believe Jerseys have a similar reputation. Brahmans in general mature much later sexually. I would think just about all breeds would be fertile by 14-16 months. Ultrasound is an early option, but fairly expensive. Palpation (manual examination by vet) is much cheaper, but the cow should probably be bred about 45 days to be sure of a correct reading! > We are new to owning cows, and we > have one 2yr old heifer and one > 1yr old bull. We would like to > know how do we tell when the > heifer becomes pregnant. We would > like her to be pregnant before we > send the bull off to slaughter. [email=calpatranch@netscape.net]calpatranch@netscape.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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