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Artificial Insemination (AI) for Cattle
100 % AI, no cleanup bull
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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1532336" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>With 10-20 cows I'd still want a cleanup bull just to keep the calving season fairly tight. We run around 20 females and will try to synch up about a dozen of them for timed AI for late February then turn them loose with the cleanup bull as if they don't stick to the AI service they still will have a March calf and will cycle early enough to try AI again the next year. Any more than 2 heat cycles with AI you are spreading out your calving season and you have a lot better chance of the bull settling a cow than you do making sure you serviced the female at the right time of her heat with AI.</p><p></p><p>Then comes the question about what a good cleanup bull is worth. I wouldn't recommend buying one at the local sale barn, he is probably there for a reason. Do your research and due diligence with bulls for sale with reputable breeders who have been in the business for awhile. You may pay a little more than you would like but knowing what kind of program that bull was raised in and the genetics and data behind him holds some value compared to the unknown that comes with buying sale barn bulls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1532336, member: 20580"] With 10-20 cows I'd still want a cleanup bull just to keep the calving season fairly tight. We run around 20 females and will try to synch up about a dozen of them for timed AI for late February then turn them loose with the cleanup bull as if they don't stick to the AI service they still will have a March calf and will cycle early enough to try AI again the next year. Any more than 2 heat cycles with AI you are spreading out your calving season and you have a lot better chance of the bull settling a cow than you do making sure you serviced the female at the right time of her heat with AI. Then comes the question about what a good cleanup bull is worth. I wouldn't recommend buying one at the local sale barn, he is probably there for a reason. Do your research and due diligence with bulls for sale with reputable breeders who have been in the business for awhile. You may pay a little more than you would like but knowing what kind of program that bull was raised in and the genetics and data behind him holds some value compared to the unknown that comes with buying sale barn bulls. [/QUOTE]
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