Cows will start to cycle about 6 weeks after calving when they\u2019ll should show the typical heat signs. The main ones are mounting other cows and standing to be mounted themselves, roaring, and walking around a lot.<\/p>\n
If you want to control this activity rather then your cows, you can synchronise their oestrus behaviour. This is done by giving the cows a hormone in a plastic intra-vaginal device with wings on that opens out after insertion in the vagina.<\/p>\n
The device releases progesterone which tells the cow she\u2019s pregnant so stops all cycling. The vet may also give her some extra hormone to stimulate ovulation. After about 7-11 days these devices are removed and after a few days the cows will start cycling together. The vet must do all this work. This has effectively synchronised the treated animals to be mated in a group and to calve in a group.<\/p>\n
This is a great idea but before you tackle it make sure of a few things:
\nThat you realise the cost of veterinary treatment and visits.<\/p>\n
That if you are using bulls, that you have enough of them to do all the mating.<\/p>\n
If you are going to use AI, you should have warned the technician that you\u2019ll need extra supplies over a few days.<\/p>\n
Make sure you have good facilities for stock handling and clean areas for the technician\u2019s gear.<\/p>\n
That when it comes to calving, that you can cope with the extra work and that you have a bulk of feed saved up for the cows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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