Gestation period in beef cattle !

sonnybill

Older fellas used to say to me she carrying a good few days must be a bull in her. Not sure that's proven but on IcBf Bulls are given a rating on gestation period length .

Cow calved this evening 281 days to TVR which is great, but same bull last year she took 292 days ! Hard to see how there would be such a difference in gestation from same cross

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As apposed to lamb cattle?

There's different gestation periods in humans and other animals. You can't set your watch to it.

patsy_mccabe

Beef cattle as different from Dairy cattle. All traits in nature vary according to a natural distribution.

pedigree 6

sonnybill wrote: »

Older fellas used to say to me she carrying a good few days must be a bull in her. Not sure that's proven but on IcBf Bulls are given a rating on gestation period length .

Cow calved this evening 281 days to TVR which is great, but same bull last year she took 292 days ! Hard to see how there would be such a difference in gestation from same cross

And what she have last year and this year?

Bull or heifer calf?

Happens in horses too.
They usually carry a colt longer.

sonnybill

pedigree 6 wrote: »

And what she have last year and this year?

Bull or heifer calf?

Happens in horses too.
They usually carry a colt longer.

Yep the bull was longer, just checking my own records on her and it was as follows;


2015 TVR heifer -286 days

2016 TVR bull 292 days

2017 TVR heifer -281 days

ganmo

Averages!!

the Australians tried to find someone that was the average aussie according to their census data but they could even come close!