Estrumate

[muckymanor]

Is is estrumate that is used to about unwanted cattle pregnancy?
Have a lovely little heifer and found a neighbours angus bull calf with her. He's not the type that you would breed with and she is not even 12 months old. She would be a keeper. Will the injection impact on her fertility in the future?

 

[drew]

Is is estrumate that is used to about unwanted cattle pregnancy?
Have a lovely little heifer and found a neighbours angus bull calf with her. He's not the type that you would breed with and she is not even 12 months old. She would be a keeper. Will the injection impact on her fertility in the future?

Yep 2ml of estrumate will do it. She’ll be bulling in a day or 2 after it again and as far as I know it shouldn’t cause any further complications provided she hasn’t gone too long

 

[Paw]

Is is estrumate that is used to about unwanted cattle pregnancy?
Have a lovely little heifer and found a neighbours angus bull calf with her. He's not the type that you would breed with and she is not even 12 months old. She would be a keeper. Will the injection impact on her fertility in the future?

First question, yes.
Second question, it shouldn't. It's used to synchronise breeding anyway.

 

[muckymanor]

Yep 2ml of estrumate will do it. She’ll be bulling in a day or 2 after it again and as far as I know it shouldn’t cause any further complications provided she hasn’t gone too long

First question, yes.
Second question, it shouldn't. It's used to synchronise breeding anyway.

Just reading up on estrumate, it's 95% effective and works up to 12 weeks into pregnancy.

 

[nashmach]

Would you not just wait and scan her? Chances are that the bull didn't do anything anyway.

 

[granagh girl]

Wait 3 weeks and keep a close eye on her to see if she comes in heat. If not then 2ml of Estrumate will sort out your problem. Much too risky to let her remain in-calf. Won't affect her future breeding potential at all.

 

[jcb411abuser]

Would you not just wait and scan her? Chances are that the bull didn't do anything anyway.

Would you say that if you caught him in your daughters bedroom?

 

[nashmach]

Would you say that if you caught him in your daughters bedroom?

I don't have one and that is a pointless analogy in my view.

 

[jcb411abuser]

I don't have one and that is a pointless analogy in my view.

Ah c'mon, bit of banter. If you caught a young fella in a young woman's bedroom you'd hardly assume they were up to nothing. A bull doesn't break in from the neighbours to a heifer for a merely social visit. Likelihood is she was running and that's why the bull broke in in the first place. So it's actually very likely he's got the business done.