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The Moo-dyBlues Oh Baby! Who’s Your

Daddy?If Mama

Ain’t HappyLand of

Milk & Honey

Maturity is important in parenting. For heifers, it is best to wait until this age for calving.

What is 2 years?

This the the primary reason a heifer is likely to have difficulty

birthing her first calf.

What is more rigid ligaments of the pelvic bones?

This is the reason that cattle ranchers prefer to do their

calving in the spring.

What is less housing, feed, and labor?

Babies cost a small fortune. Regarding AI especially, this is a

rancher’s main motivation for breeding heifers to calve at 2

years of age.

What is a higher conception rate?

The birth of twins is usually cause for celebration, but not in

this case.

What is freemartin twins?

This is the best age for a horse to have its first foal.

What is 3 years old?

This is the process of giving birth.

What is partuition?

If a baby isn’t breathing immediately after birth, it is often due to this substance.

What is mucus?

This organ does not belong to mother or child, but rather to

both.

What is the placenta?

Within 24 hours after the birth of a calf, the placenta must be

expelled to avoid this potential killer.

What is infection?

This is the common name of all animals’ “daddies” – especially

in the stud books.

What is the sire?

This is the male gametes plus fluids.

What is semen?

This is another name for the bulbourethral gland.

What is the Cowper’s gland?

This type of cell produces testosterone.

What is the Leydig’s cells?

These tubes deliver the sperm from the testes to the external

environment.

What is the vas deferens?

This part of “mama’s” anatomy is where fertilization takes place

in mammals.

What is the fallopian tube?

This maternal organ is where the fetus develops.

What is the uterus?

This is another name for “mama” – as recorded in the

herdbook.

What is the “dam”?

Mama might be moody during this time between heat cycles.

What is estrus?

This hormone is initially secreted by the corpus luteum and literally assists in carrying

the pregnancy forward.

What is progesterone?

This hormone stimulates the production of milk in mammals and crop

milk in birds.

What is prolactin?

This is the “first milk” that is higher in protein, and lower in fat and carbs than typical milk.

What is colostrum?

Colostrum is a great advantage to newborns because it contains

this protective substance.

What are antibodies?

This is the primary need of lactating mothers.

What is more energy / extra feed?

This is the process of taking baby’s milk away.

What is weaning?