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Beef & Dairy Cattle Gestation and Calving Date Calculator

Written by Ryan Sterry
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Introduction

This Beef & Dairy Cattle Gestation and Calving Date Calculator is intended to help producers quickly determine gestation length and expected calving dates for Artificial Insemination (AI) and natural service breeding.

The calculator contains four sections:

  1. Breeding Date Calculator
  2. Date to Breed for Desired Calving Date
  3. Breeding Dates Based on Beginning Calving Season and Length
  4. Calving Date and Breeding Cycle
Download the Calculator

Notes

version 1.0  Spring 2024

Results generated by this calculator are only as good as the accuracy of the information entered by the user.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Download the Calculator
  3. Notes
  4. Credits

Credits

The Beef & Dairy Cattle Gestation and Calving Date Calculator was prepared by Ryan Sterry, UW Madison Division of Extension Agriculture Agent, with guidance from Amanda Cauffman and Bill Halfman UW- Madison Division of Extension.

© 2024, Board of Regents of Wisconsin System, doing business as Division of Extension at University of Wisconsin Madison.

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