cow showing heat

[DB]

I was wondering can a cow show a full blown heat and still be bred?  We had one confirmed and she would be about  110 days bred no heat until today she was being rode and had clear slim hanging from her plus she was swollen?  If she would have lost it could i possibly see it laying in field or would she have probably absorbed it. 

Thanks for your insight!

 

[lowann]

We used to have a cow that would show heat for 3 or 4 cycles when bred, always when she was carrying a bull calf. Strange, but true.

 

[kfacres]

I was wondering can a cow show a full blown heat and still be bred?  We had one confirmed and she would be about  110 days bred no heat until today she was being rode and had clear slim hanging from her plus she was swollen?  If she would have lost it could i possibly see it laying in field or would she have probably absorbed it. 

Thanks for your insight!

perhaps she slipped the calf and you just didn't see it...  Been there done that.  Would have depended on how far along the calf was as to wether she absorbed it.  I'd say at 100 days she could have absorbed, but 140, I doubt it. 

If your vet is as good as ours, she may have never even been bred.  I'm as accurate on preg checking, as our is, and I just took a really quck intro in JuCo in our "beef skills" class. 

 

[3dfarms]

Yea unfortunately I would guess she is open.  I'm not a vet, but have never seen a cow show a "true" heat while bred.  She could show signs of heat and be bred, but if she is in standing heat then she is trying to get bred. 

I too have had a vet miss more than once....this year!

For your sake I hope I am wrong and she is bred.  It is easier than you think for a slipped pregnancy to go unnoticed if you have much land in pasture at all.

Best of luck and let us know what you find out.