Life for a cow starts as a calf or baby cow. With a lot of care the female calf is reared till it is able to cope on its own. This usually takes 3 months. The calf is then removed from milk and allowed to graze with the older animals.
As the young female calf grows she is called a Heifer.
Cows have the same pregnancy time as humans: 9 months. The pregnant Heifer will normally have her first calf at an age of 27 months old. Before the calf is born the cow’s body begins to prepare for its birth by producing milk in the udder. Soon after the calf is born it automatically feels for the mother’s udder. Once a calf is born the cow will give milk for about 300 days.
About 60 days after calving, the cow will be mated again so that she will have a calf to initiate milk production in 9 months from mating. This will mean she should be back milking 360 days or a year after she had her first calf.
As the young female calf grows she is called a Heifer.
Cows have the same pregnancy time as humans: 9 months. The pregnant Heifer will normally have her first calf at an age of 27 months old. Before the calf is born the cow’s body begins to prepare for its birth by producing milk in the udder. Soon after the calf is born it automatically feels for the mother’s udder. Once a calf is born the cow will give milk for about 300 days.
About 60 days after calving, the cow will be mated again so that she will have a calf to initiate milk production in 9 months from mating. This will mean she should be back milking 360 days or a year after she had her first calf.
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