8yr old cow: too old to get pregnant?

[MasAhora]

We bought a few girls years ago to cut the grass....but now I'd like one of the girls to make babies.
Is 8 years too old for a first calf?

Edit to add - She's extremely healthy, grass fed, a bit fat and still acts like a baby.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

No.
If memory serves, a cow can be productive for 12 to 15 years. I'm sure I had several cows calving when they were well over 10. I don't think not calving for the first 6 years of her productive life should matter. While they can continue much longer, they start to slow down after about 10 years.

 

[Altairsky]

Our oldest cow (a fresian) got her last pregnancy at 13 years old.
We eventually removed her at 15yo, mostly due to arthritis that made hard for her to move around.

 

[cassie]

No. I have tested cows on the milk line that were pushing 20.

 

[ChickQueen77]

I have 2 heifers from the same cow and that cow was like 15 years old but she had something wrong with her digestive system and we had to get rid of her