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An "open" heifer is one that is of breeding age, and able to be bred. A "fresh" heifer is one that has recently given birth. A pregnant heifer is, well, pregnant (that's easy). A springing heifer is one who is nearing the end of her pregnancy, within a few weeks of giving birth. "Dry" is not milking and pregnant. "Close" would indicate 240 days pregnant or more.
Note that the term has regional variations on the subtleties of it's meaning; so it's best to use it in the general sense only. For example, in many places "open" just means "not pregnant" and doesn't imply that she's ready to be bred.
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Can a barren heifer be breed?
Yes. "Barren" is just another word for open, or not pregnant.
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.
How much is a heifer?
Depends on where you are located, the time of year, the breed of the heifer and whether she's a commercial one or a purebred heifer. It also depends on her age (3 to 4 month old heifer or a yearling), or whether she is a replacement female depicted as open or bred. Prices also depend on whether you are buying via private treaty or through the salebarn. So with that I cannot give you an exact amount that a heifer would cost you.
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.
Are twin heifer calves born infertile?
No. Only a heifer calf twinned to a bull calf will be infertile, not twin heifer calves.
What is an open heifer?
An unpregnant heifer.
What does heifer mean in spanish?
vaquilla, novilla heifer-calf = ternera
What does freshening mean in a heifer?
The freshening of a heifer is used to mean the process of a cow beginning to give its milk through its udders.
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 a heifel?
Do you mean a heifer because that's a cow.
What does the slang term heifer mean?
A heifer is a cow, so "heifer" is a rude slang way of referring to a woman or girl. It usually means that she is large and not very intelligent, like an actual cow.
Can a barren heifer be breed?
Yes. "Barren" is just another word for open, or not pregnant.
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.
Who was transfured into heifer so that hera would not find him?
I believe you mean transformed, as a heifer is a cow, and she instead of he. In that case it would be Io, one of Zeus's lovers.
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.
