Age of heifers for serving

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:41 am

Hi
Can anyone please advise me at what age I can put heifers in with the bull for their first serving ?

Thanks

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:42 pm

Hi Dominic, I put my heifers to the bull at about 15 months to calve at 2 years. As long as you look after them and ensure a good diet whilst they are in calf, they are still growing themselves of course. Older heifers can be harder to get in calf and calving at three years old could be problematic with overweight heifers. I have two two year old heifers that have calved this year, no assistance required and both very good mothers, and two very nice heifer calves.