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A heifer is young female bovine that has never given birth to a calf.
A heifer may be considered a cow if:
- She successfully gives birth and raises her second calf
- She reaches adult maturity at 4 years of age
Some people consider a heifer can become a cow after she gives birth to her first calf, but for many cattle producers she is merely considered a first-calf heifer, not a cow.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoI believe you are referring to a replacement beef heifer used in a commercial cow-calf operation. The commercial heifer is often a cross-bred heifer of any breed or a straight-bred of one particular breed. This heifer is used in a rancher's breeding program only to produce calves that are sold to the commercial feedlot.
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∙ 10y agoJust like their older counterparts, they eat, rest and chew cud, and repeat day after day. If they're young calves, they'll be doing more playing and suckling from momma than the eating and resting/chewing cud part that their momma would typically do every day.
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∙ 13y agoThere's no such thing as a male heifer. A heifer is female, period.
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∙ 6y agoA heifer is a young female (cow) that has not been bred. It IS female.
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∙ 13y agoA heifer that is pregnant.
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∙ 14y agoA young cow that has not borne a calf.
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∙ 12y agoThe gender of a heifer is female.
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∙ 12y agoA heifer that has just calved.
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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.
What is the feminine name of cattle?
Cow, first-calf heifer, bred heifer, heifer, heifer calf or spayed heifer. See the related question below.
What is an open heifer?
An unpregnant heifer.
What is a gender of a heifer?
The gender of a heifer is female.
What is a springing heifer?
A springing heifer is a heifer who is within a few weeks of delivering her first calf.
What is a first calf heifer?
It's the name for a heifer that has had her first calf and is currently raising her first calf. It's also a name for a heifer that came from a heifer or cow that was that heifer or cow's first calf.
A sentence with the word heifer in it?
Like this:"The farmer had a prized heifer in the cattle shed.""The heifer was bred by the herd bull yesterday.""The cow gave birth to a heifer calf!""Those blasted heifers got out again!!"
What is the average weight of a longhorn heifer?
That all depends on the age of the heifer. The older the heifer, the heavier she'll be.
Where do you find a heifer?
A heifer is a young female cow.
What is another word for a female heifer?
She can also be known as a heifer calf, heifer yearling (if she is a year old), or first time heifer (if she has given birth to her first calf).
What is a heifer in mythology?
A heifer is a female cow prior to having a calf. In mythology, Io was transformed by Zeus into a heifer.
What is a long bred heifer?
A heifer is a female bovine that has not yet had its first calf. A long bred heifer is a heifer well along in the gestation period and due to calve shortly.
