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    Advice for expanding use of AI

    The ones that cycle 5-7 days before I put Cidr's in I just breed on their natural heat. we breed them all on the 12 hour rule on observed Heat. The patches are good because it give me a heads up on what is going on --
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    HeatWatch electronic heat cycle detector

    I had an opportunity to use this in Grad School and it worked really well, but as most things go I felt is was kinda expensive for what I could do in 30 minutes in the am and 30 minutes in the pm with a few Estrotect patches. I think it would be good for those who don't have the time to check...
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    What's the best Breed or Cross to use as a Recip

    A good Recip is a proven cow registered or not that does a great job raising a calf -- we use mostly Angus or UltraBlacks as Recips. She has to be a good one to raise a great calf. We normally pay commercial cattlemen $1800/head for weaned ET calves from our Donors. My expectations are high, as...
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    IVF embryos ?

    While you are looking for embryos consider some of mine. We have 20+ Donor cows here producing PBSM, PBAN and Simangus with double digit trait leaders and top 1% API and TI. Some with Legacy; Some with no Legacy; Some with No Legacy or Lucky --just depends on what you want. API ranges from 186...
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    Advice for expanding use of AI

    TAI gets expensive with a 45% conception rate. This can be improved with a little extra effort on your part, but think about this: I noticed you are in east Texas and as the weather warms up conception rates fall due to heat stress. Also, while TAI is convenient for you it may not be for your...
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