Oestrus Detection in Cows
- Created by: lrossell18
- Created on: 04-12-14 16:19
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- Oestrus Detection
- Physical Signs
- Dirty Flanks
- Mounting
- Mucus
- Bulling String
- Blood on Tail
- Rubbed Tail
- Swollen Vagina
- Behavioural Signs
- On Heat
- Noisy
- Stand to be Ridden
- Not Eating
- Restless
- ******* Head
- Bunting
- Chin Resting
- Sniffing
- Licking
- Observation
- 3x a Day for 20 mins each.
- especially evenings as it will be a long time gap.
- Record Keeping
- The farmer should know roughly when the cow comes into oestrus.
- Presence of Bull
- bull pen positioned close to females.
- females stand close by.
- farms with no bull use AI,
- Pedometers
- activity in the cow increases
- Oestrus Control
- Prostaglandin (F2a) can be used to brong a cow on heat.
- Mount Detector/Tail Paint
- placed of back of cow
- heat detector changes colour
- paint bubbles will burst when mounted
- issues with walls and fences
- Physical Signs
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