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That's normal, nothing to worry about. Depending on what breed the cow is, she may carry the calf until 290 or 293 days of gestation. Late-maturing breeds such as Charolais, Limousin and Maine Anjou will often carry their calves over the 284- or 285-day mark.
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Could a cow have a calf 284 days after having a previous calf?
Normal gestation is 284 +/- ten days and cows don't usually come back into heat for 40 to 90 days post calving.
Can a cow go over 284 before having a calf?
Yes. The average gestation period for all cows is around 285 days, plus or minus a week. See the related questions below.
What is the name of a cow's baby?
The name of a baby cow is a Calf
What is a baby cow and a mother cow called?
The baby is called a calf and mother is a cow. Together they are called a cow-calf pair, or "mom and baby."
After a cow calves should you milk her or not?
It depends. Is she a beef cow or dairy cow? Are you wanting to keep the cow with the calf or separating the calf from the cow? Usually with beef cows you don't bother with milking them unless you have to because the calf isn't up and suckling soon after birth and you want to encourage the calf to be up and suckling, or to get some milk from a cow or heifer that won't accept her calf right away to feed that calf with. With dairy cows, though, if you've separated the calf from the cow right away, it's ideal to milk that cow to collect the colostrum to feed that calf--and other calves--to the benefit of the calf's health. But, if you are wanting to keep the calf with the cow for a couple of days, then no, it's not necessary.
When is a good time to let the bull in with the mother cow and calf?
The best time to let the bull in with the cow and calf is around 60 days after the cow gave birth. That is the time she will be receptive and ready to conceive another calf. You can keep the bull in with her and her calf until she is about to calve again, which will be in a 9 months and a couple weeks.
Full term pregnancy for cow?
A cow will carry a calf to full term which is 285 days or around 9 months.
What was made first on earth a calf or cow?
Cow. Calf came after.
When does the dairy cow begin production?
A few days after she's given birth to a calf.
What is child of a cow?
A "calf".
What do you call a newborn cattle?
A newborn calf, a baby calf or just a calf.
How do you get a beef cow to accept a calf that isn't hers?
The best thing you can do is to skin the dead calf of that beef cow's, and drape it over the orphan calf's body so that you trick the cow into thinking that that calf is hers. But this will only work if you have that cow's dead calf on hand and not if that cow doesn't have a calf or if you're wanting to put another calf on that cow. Other tricks include smearing cod liver oil or perfume or some other strong-smelling solution that's not poisonous to the cow nor calf over the cow's nose and all over the back and head of the calf, putting a dog in with the cow and the calf, etc.
