How can I know they are bred?

[nathan104]

I borrowed a neighbors limosine bull a month ago. Put him in with our two heifers. A couple days after we put him in, it seems heifer A came in heat and I did see him try and mount her several times and I saw one successful mount. I thought heifer B was coming in a few days later as she was mounting both the bull and the other heifer. I did see the bull sniffing her rear several times. But, I never saw him try and mount her. Of course, I didnt watch them 24/7.

This bull eats SO MUCH! Im wanting to take him back to the guy but Id also like to be sure they are both bred. Its been around 3 weeks since they had come into heat. If I wait another week or so and dont see either of them come back in heat, can I assume they are both bred? Dont guess they sell EPT tests for cows.

[genebo]

http://www.biotracking.com/

It is a blood test. Order a kit. It's cheap and includes processing. Follow the instructions for taking the blood sample and mail it in.

You need to wait for 28 days after the last heat to collect the sample. Then it's 99% accurate.

[Allen W]

limosine for heifers, you do have a good vet on speed dial right?

[nathan104]

They are both large heifers. We waited until they were over 2 years old to breed. One is 2 1/2, the other is 2yo. One is a belted galloway, the other is a brangus/limosine cross

[Karin L]

Here I thought Limousins were supposed to be ones for producing light birthweight calves, not heavy big suckers like those from simmis and chars. Guess you learn something new every day.

As for to know if they're bred or not, aside from the blood test, you can just as easily wait for two or three months to see if there are any signs of heat between now and 45 to 90+ days from now. But the blood test or rectal palpation is probably the most reliable.