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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.
What is the feminine name of cattle?
Cow, first-calf heifer, bred heifer, heifer, heifer calf or spayed heifer. See the related question below.
Would a bull try breeding a bred heifer if her protein intake was suddenly increased?
No. What a heifer or any female eats as no effect on her reproductive cycling or her receptivity to the bull. A heifer that is bred is a heifer that is not nor will not come into heat for several months.
What is cow called when it has not produced a calf?
A cow that has NEVER had a calf in her lifetime is called a Heifer. A cow that has not had a calf YET is a heavily pregnant or heavy-bred, or a short-bred or long-bred cow. A cow that has not had a calf during a calving season is called a barren cow, an open cow, a cystic cow, a cull cow, a meat/slaughter cow, a poor cow, a free-loader, etc.
What is the price range for a red angus?
Depends on what type of animal you are looking for: open cow, bred cow, cow-with-calf (3-in-1), bred heifer, open heifer, bull, or steer. Price also ranges from whether they are registered or are commercial. Registered cattle tend to be more expensive than the commercial cattle. It also depends on what's on the market, and where you buy from.
How much do holstein cattle sell for?
This depends on her age, health, what stage of reproduction she's in (bred or open), and whether she's being sold from dispersal or as a cull. Registered Holsteins tend to cost more than cows that are sold as culls at the auction.
Will heifer-calf twins be able to get bred?
Yes, both twins will be able to get bred and produce offspring.
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 a dairy heifer?
A female bovine bred for dairy production that has not had a calf.
What is the term used for a female cow under 2 years of age?
A heifer. If she's pregnant she's called a bred heifer.
What is the average selling price for bred heifers?
Depends on your area, but the average I've seen is around $1200.
When is a heifer too old to be bred?
There really isn't a specific age when a heifer is too old to be bred. However, past five to seven years of age can be considered "too old" to get her bred. And yet, you still can get her bred if you use a really calving-ease (and proven) bull on her, just like you would with 15 month old heifers.
