Don't do it if the bull's way too heavy for the heifer and you can't get semen from him sufficiently to AI her. Most herd bulls are mature beasts, but if he's a yearling or a small bull, then go right ahead, put her in with him.
Herd bull, stud bull, etc.
When the designated breeding season is over. If you've had the bull in with the cows for 45 to 80 days, at the end of the 80 day season its time to pull him from the herd.
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].
A stud bull is a male breeding bull that is chosen for its desirable genetic qualities, such as strength, size, and temperament, in order to produce offspring with similar positive traits. Stud bulls are used specifically for breeding purposes to improve the quality of a herd or population.
No. The bull should be separate from the heifer and her calf simply because it's less stress for her and enables her to mother up to her calf without having to be getting after the bull if he tries to interfere with her.
All are just as good to eat as the other. Steers are more popular to be eaten because they're not needed for the breeding herd.
Herd bull, stud bull, etc.
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.
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!!"
No, they produce a calf. That calf, if born a bull calf, must be castrated by humans (a steer) then trained (by humans) to pull a cart, wagon, etc. An ox is any kind of cattle that has been trained to work.
When the designated breeding season is over. If you've had the bull in with the cows for 45 to 80 days, at the end of the 80 day season its time to pull him from the herd.
Bull calves are altered or castrated, at which time they are called steers. Steering a bull prevents fighting, accidental breeding with cows and heifer calves, and allows for easier management.
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].
There is not enough information to answer this question. When after what do you return the bull to the herd? Breeding season? Calving season? Or something else entirely?? Please be more specific with this type of question so it can be properly answered!
No. A cow or heifer in heat will stay with the herd, or rather, the herd will stick with her.
Illness, other bulls, injuries, humans, and the fact that a bull is no longer productive for a breeding herd.
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.