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Not necessarily. It is interesting to note that abnormalities are quite common among the Bovidae (Cow family) I have seen both living and stuffed examples of Siamese Twin calves, a Two-headed Bull ( really the Head was , err like, split down the middle)- and a Holstein cow with six legs ( about five functional) named, what else Mercedes- MB made 6 wheel staff cars for the Army and Police. Nice cars! Maybe this is because of the Mass-production angle of so-called Factory-Farming. rejects and mis-strikes are inevitable. I can"t resist concluding with the jingle- The Cow Can"t help it!
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Will heifer-calf twins be able to get bred?
Yes, both twins will be able to get bred and produce offspring.
What do you call a heifer that is also a twin?
You could call it a heifer, or a twin heifer if the sibling is also a heifer, or a freemartin if the heifer's sib is a bull calf.
Are black angus heifers good at taking care of twin calves?
No. A heifer cannot nor will not produce enough milk to look after twins. You will need to bottle feed one of them to keep the heifer from going down too fast with the demands of her twins. You may have to bottle feed them both at first if they're both really hungry.
I was told two heifer calves born twins will not reproduce?
This is false. Both heifers will be reproductive later in life when they reach puberty.However, you will get a heifer that is sterile if she was born with a twin brother, not a twin sister. This is because the production of testosterone inhibits the normal production of estradiol, which decreases the heifer's ability to properly produce normal reproductive organs during the first trimester of gestation. This only occurs if both calves are sharing the same placenta. It's less likely for the heifer calf to be a freemartin or hermaphrodite if she and her brother have separate placentas, where they are fraternal twins, not maternal.
Are twin heifer calves born infertile?
No. Only a heifer calf twinned to a bull calf will be infertile, not twin heifer calves.
If a cow has twins can the twin get pregnant?
Only if the twin is a heifer and if that twin has been tested negative for being a freemartin (IF she had been twinned with a bull calf). Twin heifers are both highly likely to get pregnant when they reach puberty.
Is twins the plural of twin?
Twin for 1 twins for both.
Is it twin's parents or twins' parents?
A twin is still a single, one has twins. So, "twins' parents."
What percentage of heifers in heifer bull calf twins are able to become pregnant?
The common rule of thumb is that 10% of heifers born with a twin brother are fertile, leaving only 90% of heifers in a brother-sister twin combination sterile as freemartins or hermaphordites.
Can you have twins if the guy is a twin?
Yes it is possible to have twins.
Do you spell twins' or twin's?
That will depend. Presumably you are talking about possessives. If you are referring to one individual as a twin and something that belongs to that twin, then it is twin's. So if you are talking about the computer belonging to one twin it would be: The twin's computer. If you are talking about something jointly owned by twins, then it is is twins' that would be used. So if you were referring to the parents of the two people, it would be: The twins' parents. If you are not talking about possessives but talking about plural, then it is twins.
If your mum is a twin and you are a twin what are your chances of having twins?
it depends on you and your bf or husband but it is likely u will have twins
