Cattle Reproduction

A heifer becomes a cow after she has had her first calf. In other words, you can expect 0 (zero) calves from a heifer over breeding life. When she is a cow, she may have from 1 to 18 calves in her lifetime.

No, ranchers and farmers may use bulls for both breeding and meat production. Bulls are often raised to be sold for their meat, which can be a valuable source of income for livestock producers. Additionally, some bulls may be used for other purposes such as rodeo competitions or as companion animals.

None. Bulls don't "have" babies. But they can make calves by breeding a cow or two. Or more. The average offspring that a bull can sire can range from 10 to 50 calves in a breeding season. Of course this depends on the cows' ability to settle when bred and not abort.

It may be humane to put it down. But there are a vast number of reasons why a calf won't get up, and it's best to talk to your veterinarian or get the calf to a large animal vet to diagnose why it won't stand up on its own.

A person who breeds cows is called a cattle breeder or a dairy farmer.

It depends on what they have prolapsed, since there are three types of prolapses: rectal, uterine, and vaginal.

If it is a female that has a uterine prolapse this can be a result of a birthing complication, and may be due to a chemical imbalance that is telling her to continue pushing, or because of stress on the birthing canal. This can also be true for a vaginal prolapse.

Rectal prolapses can result from either constipation or diarrhea that the cow is constantly trying to push out.. This also can be a result of a high amount of stress, for example if the cow is down and cannot get back up she may put pressure on the rectum until it prolapses.

The survival rate of a baby cow depends on various factors such as the health of the calf, access to food and water, and protection from predators. Under normal circumstances with proper care, the survival rate of a healthy baby cow is high.

It depends,

Many dairies have no bulls on the farm and all breeding is done by artificial insemination.

Most small farms only need one bull, especially if the bull is with the cows all year round and you don't have a defined breeding season.

Things you need to take into account though are the age of the bull and if the cows are synchronized. You also need to account for how much land the cow are out on.

If the bull is two years old you want to give him about 20 cows. Three or four year olds could probably have up to 40 cows. You definitely don't want to go over 50 cows. If the bull is old you probably want to decrease cows too.

If the cows are syncronized you need more bulls because the cows are all coming into heat about the same time. You probably want to have 10-15 cows per bull.

If the cows are out on range and it is difficult for them to move around you need less cows per bull.

You also want to have your bulls tested each year for venereal diseases, semen count and motility. Also watch for lameness and if they are in good shape going into the breeding season. If he can't get to the cows then he can't breed them.

One last thing if you are on a small farm with only one bull make sure you don't breed him to his daughters or granddaughters! Try AI, or a new bull or sell all related heifers.

When the heifers are at least 14 months old, you can put yearling bulls (15-20 heifers per bull for yearlings) in with them. Don't put your big mature bulls in with your heifers as this could cause problems later on.

Roan is an example of incomplete dominance inheritance in cows and bulls. In this type of inheritance, the heterozygous individual will display a phenotype that is a mixture of the two homozygous genotypes. In the case of roan cattle, the roan color pattern is expressed when a black coat color allele and a red coat color allele are present.

A young male bovine is commonly referred to as a bull calf.

Sadly, this is often true. A good cow or heifer can have the looks of a good cow or heifer, but when it comes to producing a good calf, they fall short. And it's not always the bull's fault.

A good lookin' heifer may be the one that has more trouble calving, or one that raises an average to poor quality calf compared to the rest of the heifers in the herd. All this could be due to too much condition which affects milking ability and calving ease, diet during pregnancy that could've induced a calf that was too large for her to deliver by herself, or that she produced a calf that was too small. The good lookin' heifers may also be the ones that do not have as strong a mothering instinct as the other heifers, and may kick the calf away from them, fail to protect their calves against the test of predators like dogs or even strange humans, or just altogether ignore their calves. Even the good lookin ones may be the ones that fail to breed back or breed back on time.

The same can be said for the cows. Often there are those good lookin cows that raise great calves, but there's also those great lookin cows that are only able to raise average-quality calves. Even these good lookin cows may be the ones that are less able to gain weight easily after birth, or take more feed to maintain. There may also be some good cows that break down quicker than the uglier ones.

There's all sorts of variables to the phrase that "Many a good cow hath a bad calf."

The base of a bull's penis (inside the bull) is a sigmoid flexture, which is curved in an S shape when retrated inside the bull, held by muscles that keep it that way. When the bull is sexually aroused and extends his penis to copulate a cow, the muscles relax and the sigmoid flexture straightens out allowing the penis to protude to copulate the cow he his mating with.

This is the wrong question to ask, actually. You should be more concerned about the age that you should put a heifer in with a bull to be bred, not when should a heifer be taken away from a bull. See the related question below, but generally, a heifer should be at least 15 months of age to be bred and be able to grow a calf in her.

Now to really answer your question, the bull should be removed after a couple months of being in with the heifer[s].

Cows are bred to produce offspring for various purposes such as meat production, milk production, or breeding of future generations. Breeding helps farmers maintain and improve the quality of their livestock, ensuring the sustainability and productivity of their operations.

A wildebeest calf typically weighs between 19-29 kg (42-64 lbs) at birth.

No, cows and cats are different species and cannot successfully mate and produce offspring. Their genetic makeup is too different for them to produce viable offspring.

Cows are mature female bovines that are capable of having calves. By "having" I mean that they are able to conceive, grow and give birth to live young. Gestation is just a fancy term for pregnancy, which also means that a cow is capable of being pregnant with a calf (being the fetus) inside her.

Thus, gestation has pretty much everything to do with a cow. If she cannot conceive and become pregnant with a calf in both dairy and beef operations, she is deemed unworthy and culled for slaughter. In order for a dairy cow to produce milk she must both conceive, stay pregnant and give birth to a live calf in order to be deemed productive AND produce milk. For beef cows, the determining factor that enables them to stay in the breeding herd are the calves they are able to produce. They MUST conceive and give birth to a live calf in order to be deemed productive, otherwise she's better off as hamburger.

Genetics is a tricky thing and there are no 100% guarantees that you will get the color you want. That being said the best possible way that this might be achieved would to test the genetics of each breeding pair. And continue to breed a successful pair, but have a care not to over breed them. A roan will not necessarily produce another roan either. Any born not of the color you want test to make sure of the genetics and decide to keep and breed or sell. It would take years of careful screening, breeding, trials and errors and disappointments. But with patience and persistence I believe that it would be possible. :)

No. The calf will obviously be too big to get his shoulders through the pelvic opening and through the birth canal without causing extensive damage to both himself an the cow, even if he was pulled out with a calf puller. You're much better off getting the vet out to do a Caesarean section on her to safely pull the calf out.

No, not really. A cow should be having her calf to full term, not calving 5 weeks prior to the expected due date. You should get her tested for diseases like BVDV (Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus), H. somnus, Leptospirosis, Listeriosis, Neosporosis, Salmonellosis, Chlamydia, Sarcocytosis or TB (Tuberculosis). Get your cow tested by a licensed veterinarian, and if she comes up positive in any of these tests, cull her immediately and any other cows that may be affected.

Angus heifers are typically bred when they are around 15-18 months old, but this can vary depending on individual growth and development. It is generally recommended to breed them by the time they reach 15 months to allow for proper growth before calving.

Bulls do not experience love or attachment in the way humans do. They mate with cows as part of their natural instincts for reproduction. Bulls may show signs of interest or aggression towards cows during mating season, but this behavior is driven by biology rather than emotions like love.

Yes, bovine male and female twins can be fertile. However, fertility in cattle depends on various factors like genetics, health, and nutrition. It is possible for both male and female twins to be fertile and able to reproduce under optimal conditions.