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No. Heifers are bred the same ways other cows are, with natural service via a bull, or artificial service via artificial insemination. Only difference with natural service is that the bull must be young or small to prevent any potential back or leg injuries. Big mature bulls are very heavy, and a big mature bull mounting a small growing heifer can cause a train-wreck waiting for a place to happen.

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A young cow is typically one that is around 3 to 5 years of age. Young cows can also be referred to those heifers that have just had a calf, though they are commonly called "first-calf heifers." In terms of the general meaning of "cow," it can refer to a calf (young that is less than 6 to 10 months of age and is reliant on its mother's milk) or a heifer (female immature bovine). It can also, to those who are unfamiliar with the difference in genders of cattle, refer to a steer (castrated male bovine) or, sadly, a bull (a more muscular, intact male bovine used for breeding cows and heifers).


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