Case means form or variation.. Think of having a case of the flu: you are still yourself, but you are in a different form of yourself, so to speak, and you can only act in certain ways as a result of that state. Most Latin nouns, pronouns, and adjectives appear only in a limited number of different forms. For example, for the Latin word Ã¢la (wing), you will generally see only these forms: Ã¢la / Ã¢lae / Ã¢lam / Ã¢lÃ¢ / Ã¢lÃ¢rum / Ã¢lÃ®s / Ã¢lÃ¢s . Latin has several different boxes of endings.
And, cows that lose weight and body condition after calving have longer post-partum intervals. So with all that in mind, the postpartum interval, if conditions are ideal, for beef cows is between 50 and 60 days for an average of 55 days. First-calvers will be at least 10 days longer.
What is the gestation period of a cow? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average gestation period for cows is nine months. Pregnancy in cows lasts 280 days, on average; however, cows can give birth up to 290 days after conception, according to Merck Animal Health.