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If you want somebody that can tell down to that level of accuracy, you'd need to find somebody who specializes in it for feedlots or auction barns. Your vet most likely makes his living on dogs and cats, not preg checking cows.

You already have.

Potential Rewards: You make $100-200 for breeding the cow and your bull's accuracy is .45 instead of .4. Potential Risks: You introduct STDs to your bull, the cow gets injured/dies and the owner blames you for it. They try to get you to buy the cow (plus shipping and other expenses) and when...

I've never met an embryologist that recommends flushing heifers. They all say it's too easy to mess them up for life. What makes you think they are donors that need to be flushed right now? Are they sired by bulls you simply cannot buy semen on or just your run of the mill $50/straw type of...

They bring in a different set of 10-12 cows each of the three days. After being poked and prodded by as many novice AI techs as handle those cows in a day, it's a miracle they're not all downers. I'd say the only downside to the cow setup was that you didn't get the experience of going into a...

I'd rather pay and practice on the 30 or so cows that they had at Bovine Elite than my own. You're still going to to stumble around the first time you do your own cow without supervision.

I took it a couple years ago and highly recommend it.

...when he designed the cervix of Brahman influenced cattle. We added our Brahman cross cattle to the AI program this year and it's been interesting to say the least. I've developed an apprehensive feeling of "okay, what will it be this time" every time I lube up my hand. You Northern guys...

You make your profit on volume but you're not going to get rich doing it any way. AI isn't exactly a complicated process and there isn't much a premium for the services.