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Postpartum uterine involution pattern analysis revealed that the reproductive tract recovered very fast during the first 16 days postpartum for all the parity. Results of postconceptional marks of embryo development revealed a slow increase in diameter of the gravid uterine horn and crown-rump length (CRL) before day 60. In contrast, this increase was dramatic and rapid after the 60th day. We also established two models to estimate gestational age based on gravid uterine horn diameter or CRL. A formula was established to determine the gravid uterine horn size during postconceptional on day 30th\u2013day 90th (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.8714, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). In addition, a significant positive correlation between CRL and gestational age (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.98151, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01) was built. In conclusion, these results illustrated that parity and calving age had significant effects on uterine involution in Chinese Holstein cows. Crown-rump length and gravid uterine horn diameter are both efficient for evaluating the embryo growth. 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