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Can a young bull that has not reached puberty be in with heifers?
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Can you breed a 6 month bull to a cow?
This depends on whether that bull has already reached puberty or not. Usually the safest time to start breeding a young bull to cows and heifers is when he's at least 10 months of age.
How young can a Holstein bull calf breed thought banded but not now have young heifers with him not old enough to be breed?
A Holstein bull calf reaches puberty between 9 and 12 months of age, at which is the time that he starts showing interest in cows and heifers. If he's younger than that, then there's no need to worry. And, if the heifers have not reached puberty themselves (which occurs at around 12 months of age), then they will not get bred by this young Holstein bull. So no need to worry. However, you will have to pull him out before you suspect the heifers will start to show their first signs of estrus, if you intend to keep him in with the girls for a fair period of time. Oh and make sure he DOES get banded this time. It's best to band him before he reaches puberty. Most calves are banded at birth, or between 2 and 6 months of age.
How many heifers can one bull breed?
A yearling bull, which is best used on heifers, can breed from 10 to 20 heifers in a breeding season.
Can a heifer be male?
Definitely not. Heifers are young female bovines, never male. The opposite of a heifer would be a young bull, which is a young male bovine.
Are heifers dangerous?
They can be, but not as much as a young bull that has just entered puberty. Heifers, if treated well, can be quite docile and well-mannered. This, of course, may change during and after calving time because of the hormones coursing through them, and their first experiences with ever having a calf. You may find heifers that are more scared and flighty of you than them being aggressive. When they are cornered in a small corral where they have nowhere to escape, that's when they can turn dangerous.
Can a calf be breed by its father?
A calf is much too young to be bred, unless she is experiencing very early signs of puberty, in which there can be a possibility that she will be bred by her sire or even other bull calves. Average age that a heifer should be starting puberty is around 15 months of age, though there are herds where heifers start puberty by the time they are around 10 to 12 months old. If early maturing or early signs of puberty start, the bull should be pulled out of the herd, especially if a designated breeding plan is laid out.
Is a black angus bull capable of breeding at 12-14 months of age?
Yes, if he's already reached puberty.
Another name for cattle?
Young females are called heifers, when they are older they are cows. Before they are heifers, they and the males also are calves. If the male can't reproduce it is a steer. If the male can it is classified as a bull.
How soon can a castrated bull be put in with heifers?
A bull that has just been castrated shouldn't be put in with the heifers until a couple months has passed since he's been steered.
Is it true veal cutlets come from the nuts of young cows?
No. First of all, young cows refer to heifers, not bull calves, and heifers do not have "nuts" or testicles. Only bull calves have testicles that are removed if necessary. These testicles collected and eaten are called calf fries, Rocky Mountain Oysters or Prairie Oysters, not veal cutlets. Thus, veal cutlets are cuts of meat from calves, particularly dairy bull calves, that are slaughtered for their meat which is called veal.
What is puberty in cattle?
Puberty in cattle is the same for humans: it is the time when a heifer or bull begins to become more receptive to the possibility of conceiving offspring, due to the fact their reproductive organs start reaching maturity and their secondary sexual characteristics begin to develop. Sexual maturity is when the reproductive organs reach maturity enough that a heifer is old enough to conceive or a bull is old enough to start breeding heifers and cows. Age of puberty in cattle is highly dependent on the breed and how selective for fertility a producer is for his/her cow-calf herd. Heifers in herds that have high fertility have been known to start puberty as early as 4 or 5 months of age. Other herds or breeds may not see heifers beginning puberty until they're between 9 to 12 months of age. Brahman and zebu cattle may have heifers beginning puberty as late as 15 to 20 months of age. The latter breeds often don't see heifers being bred to calve until they're around 24 or 25 months old. The former often have a rule of thumb with having heifers not to be bred until they're 15 months of age. However, some breeders of the more highly fertile herds may find that they have no issues with breeding heifers a few months younger. Of course this is all down to the producer's discretion and management goals.
What is breeding heifers?
Heifers getting serviced by a bull or through artificial insemination to get pregnant and give birth after 9 months of gestation.
