Originally Posted by
bollocks
How does one know when cows are in heat?
You. were told in the post you quoted. When a cow is in heat she will stand still and let other bovines mount her. If not quite in heat she will duck away when another animal rises up on her. If no bull is present other females will mount her. When in heat the cow may also be more agitated and do more walking /running about. Just coming into heat you will often see the cow running about the field followed by other cattle. The bull becomes interested when he smells the appropriate hormones and may spend about a day beside her mating many times. If two are in heat at the same time he may spend more time with one but will occasionally dash over and mate with the other as well.. Bulls spend a lot of time smelling under cows tails when they urinate checking to see if they are coming into heat, by detecting hormones /pheromones. (flehmen)
And you need to be checking in 21 days to see if your cow is coming back into heat. If there are a lot of repeaters you may have a problem with your bull's fertility.
And when you go livestock farming Bollocks, a good rule of thumb is 50 cows to each bull and 20 cows per new young bull.
One bull per 100 cows means some cows may not be put in calf as quickly as they should and the name of the game is to get your cows in calf as wuickly as possible.
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