Sings of heat /estrus in cattle

• The vulva swells and becomes red in color
• The animal urinates frequently
• An animal on heat mounts other animals and allows others also to mount on it.
• There is a reduction in milk yield  for lactating  vows
• The animal becomes restless i.e. moves up and down in such for the male
• It sniffs the vagina of another  cow
• Licking and rubbing of each other has also been noted amongst animals on heat.
• There is less feeding as more time is spent in walking
• There is a slight rise  in the body temperature
• There is mucus discharge from the vagina
• The animal will stand still to be mounted by a bull (standing heat)
• Makes noise

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