1st calving heifers

FORD 4000

iv a few 1st calving heifers which are calved now up to 8 wks.. can anyone recommend anything which would get them bulled again as soon as possible as id a few last year which took over 6 months to get back in calf...

vanderbadger

FORD 4000 wrote: »

iv a few 1st calving heifers which are calved now up to 8 wks.. can anyone recommend anything which would get them bulled again as soon as possible as id a few last year which took over 6 months to get back in calf...

take the calves off them during the day if possible..terrible hassle i know but my ai guy tells me it works

john mayo 10

you could inject them with a bulling injection,you should see signs of heat within 5 days . i have 2 first calfers myself, they calfed around paddys day and the first came bulling 2day. first time calfers can be very slow to come back in heat

Dunedin

vanderbadger wrote: »

take the calves off them during the day if possible..terrible hassle i know but my ai guy tells me it works

once the calf gets to about 2 weeks, there shoudl be no prob in taking him off the cow and letting him in twice a day.

Terrible hasstle as said above but a proven way to get cows back in calf.

also, you'll be very surprised how quick you will train them to run in and out - both cow and calf.

FORD 4000

iv heard of the bulling injection giving problems with getting the cows in calf again if u dont when u dont give it the following years. is there any truth to this or is it another of them wifes tales to do with farming? did u ever use the bulling injection?

what happen

FORD 4000 wrote: »

iv heard of the bulling injection giving problems with getting the cows in calf again if u dont when u dont give it the following years. is there any truth to this or is it another of them wifes tales to do with farming? did u ever use the bulling injection?

i used the bulling injection and always had good results no problems getting cows back incalf the following year .

john mayo 10

same as never had a problem the following year

FORD 4000

must try it this year. how soon after you give it does the cow come a bulling?

john mayo 10

usually bout 3 to 5 days if they dont come bulling by day 11 inject again

what happen

FORD 4000 wrote: »

must try it this year. how soon after you give it does the cow come a bulling?

make sure you use a clean syringe and needle or it might not work and dont inject them on a wet day or if they are wet.

essgee268

Natural Nutrition do a 'Cow Fertility' Product bit expensive but i gave it to 9 latest calvers about 3 weeks after calving last year 8 of them held first service and it cut 8 weeks off the last calver:D

what happen

essgee268 wrote: »

Natural Nutrition do a 'Cow Fertility' Product bit expensive but i gave it to 9 latest calvers about 3 weeks after calving last year 8 of them held first service and it cut 8 weeks off the last calver:D

were did you buy that and how much did it cost worth looking into.

irishlad_85

The best job for the heifers will be to injest them all with Estrumate. Keep a good eye on them for the next 5 days and any u don't see bulling after that inject them again 11 days after the first injection. Those that get the second injection should be bulling within 5 days. That should sort them all out.

vanderbadger

what happen wrote: »

were did you buy that and how much did it cost worth looking into.

http://natural-nutrition.eu/products/products.php

essgee268

what happen wrote: »

were did you buy that and how much did it cost worth looking into.

google natural nutrition they are based in boyle but they have reps all over the 32 counties where are you from

what happen

essgee268 wrote: »

google natural nutrition they are based in boyle but they have reps all over the 32 counties where are you from

thanks i am from north monaghan.