when are heifers ready to breed?
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To calve at two years old, a heifer must conceive by 15 months of age.
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The pups are born with hair, eyes wide open, a full set of teeth and the ability to run around. They will rely on their parents for warmth and food until they are weaned at 14-21 days of age.
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at birth but grow quickly. They reach sexual maturity at a young age so be sure and separate the bucks and does. Those little guys have been know to breed and be fertile as young as 7 weeks of age. Does can be bred at 7 to 8 months of age if they have reached good size.
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Dogs should breed once they have reached full sexual maturity which is a little less than one year old. The age in which to breed a dog, whether male or female, depends on the breed of the dog. Smaller breeds tend to sexually mature earlier and can be bred at 6 months.
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The breeding season (or rut) for white-tailed deer in New York runs from October to January, with peak activity occurring in mid-November. Most does (females) breed for their first time at 1½ years of age. After a gestation period of about 200 days, females usually give birth to one or two fawns in late spring.
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Heifers have teats but no visible udder like cows do. Also, don't rely on the color of a cow's skin to determine if it's a bull or a cow. A bovine's breed, not its gender, determines it's color. For instance, Angus cattle are typically black, Jersey cattle are brown and Holsteins are black and white.
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Those little guys have been know to breed and be fertile as young as 7 weeks of age. Does can be bred at 7 to 8 months of age if they have reached good size. Some breeders prefer to wait until they are at lest 1 year or older. Dwarf does can have several kids at a time, 3 and 4 being common and sometime even 5.
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Although they can come into puberty and breed does as early at 4 months of age, waiting until a buck is a year of age to start using him for breeding is best.
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Red heifers feature in tales in both Christianity and Judaism and it's birth and sacrifice is said to proceed construction of Third Temple. It turns out that the Temple Institute announced the birth of an entirely red female calf that “brings the promise of reinstating Biblical purity to the world”.
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Calves can be castrated as early as the first day of life; however, that is not usually the most efficient method for producers with more than a few calves. The best time for most producers, Larson says, is between 1 to 3 months of age.
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BREEDING. Estrus, commonly called coming into heat, is the time of ovulation when the bitch can become pregnant. Bitches usually come into heat at about 6-12 months, then approximately every 6 months after that. Bitches should not be bred until at least their second heat to allow them to mature.
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Oryx can breed at any time of the year. A female leaves the herd to give birth to one calf. The calf is born with small horns covered with hair. Like all hoofed animals, the youngster is able to get up and follow its mother when just a few hours old!
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Though calves naturally wean themselves around ten months, on beef farms calves are weaned when they are around six months old; for dairy farms, this happens just 24 hours after they are born. ... Weaning can often trigger abnormal behaviors in both cows, such as pacing, bellowing, and weight loss.
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It is possible to breed ewes more often than once a year when a number of factors are favorable. The ewes must be capable of breeding in the spring, fall, and winter. Adequate buildings, equipment, and feed must be available to handle ewes and lambs during the entire year.
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Today, modern dairy cows are bred specifically to produce large quantities of milk. Like humans, cows only produce milk after they have given birth, and dairy cows must give birth to one calf per year in order to continue producing milk. Typically they are artificially inseminated within three months of giving birth.
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A female bovine that has had at least one calf is called a cow. A mature, intact male used to breed is a bull. A male that has been castrated before sexual maturity is a steer. A female that is one to two years old, and has never had a calf, is a heifer.
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Cows have udders; bulls have scrotum. Steers will not have testes like bulls. Heifers have teats but no visible udder like cows do. Also, don't rely on the color of a cow's skin to determine if it's a bull or a cow.