Just as background...
I moved two years ago to an area where fall calving is the only option, still have a few cows that are out of sync with when I need to calve. They are due any day now and ideally I'd like to get them bred by end October.
I know I should wait 45 days, etc, etc, but I have seen cow settling 17 days after calving in the past.
My question is what is the absolute earliest I can induce a cow to cycle by using CiDRs, even if they don't settle on the first heat, but in order to have a fertile 2nd heat? I share a bull in partnership with a few others and he needs to be collected as soon after my breeding season as possible, so he'll be here still to use him to hand mate if needed. It's only 3 cows, but they are valuable genetics for my herd so don't just want to sell them.
I moved two years ago to an area where fall calving is the only option, still have a few cows that are out of sync with when I need to calve. They are due any day now and ideally I'd like to get them bred by end October.
I know I should wait 45 days, etc, etc, but I have seen cow settling 17 days after calving in the past.
My question is what is the absolute earliest I can induce a cow to cycle by using CiDRs, even if they don't settle on the first heat, but in order to have a fertile 2nd heat? I share a bull in partnership with a few others and he needs to be collected as soon after my breeding season as possible, so he'll be here still to use him to hand mate if needed. It's only 3 cows, but they are valuable genetics for my herd so don't just want to sell them.