1st time AI'er question

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If they won;t get all nervous and spun up and over heated you can do it right away
 
If they were in standing heat before you AI'd, I feel like waiting a few days should be sufficient. They should not cycle again for at least a couple weeks. If they were time bred based on a synchronizing protocol and heat was not observed it would be better to wait 10 days. If your main goal is a calf and you don't demand they be AI sired you could put them with the bull sooner. You could put Kamar or Estrotect patches back on them when you put them out with the bull so you can see if they come back in heat. If in doubt, a DNA test to determine parentage is not very expensive.
 
Thanks for the replies. I think I'll wait 10 days. I now have a new appreciation for those that do this on a regular basis. I had no idea it was so involved to do a CIDR synchronization timed AI.
 
I would actually do it sooner than ten days if not day off. They can handle hustle and bustle anytime during their cycle except CL regression and that can happen on or around day ten. If they're quiet cattle then I wouldn't worry about it at all but the potential is there for it to make a slight difference.
 
I have always AI'd my Hereford cows to a Hereford bull, then turned them in with a Hereford cleanup bull 14 or so days later. Problem was, when calves came was this a AI calf a late AI calf or an early clean up bull calf. Now I use a Black bull as clean up, problem solved. If you know who is who, just turn them in. If it doesn't matter whose is who, you just want pounds, turn them in soon. If you don't know who is who, wait until you know.

JMO,
ALAN
 
mncowboy":bxgpxt0m said:
How long after breeding the AI cows should I wait before hauling them to pasture with the rest of the herd and bulls ?
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I saw a study on embryo death and shipping cattle after A.I. breeding.
Day 1-4 was the safest time
Shipping between Day 7-14 after breeding resulted in lowest 1st service conception rates
 
How far will these cows be hauled? If it is just a few miles and they are use to being hauled, it is unlikely to be a problem. If you are talking about hauling them for hours, or the cows have never been hauled before, then the stress level goes up, and along with that the risk of embryo death.
 
AI'd 15 cows today, I hope it works. Seems like there's a whole lot more excitement and anticipation with AI vs the bulls we turn out. Just 4 heifers to do tomorrow.
 
mncowboy":1sqoeprw said:
Seems like there's a whole lot more excitement and anticipation with AI vs the bulls we turn out.
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Absolutely true. Because it's rooted in Hope. Hope for an improved calf crop and or improved herd.
A.I. allows anyone to select from dozens of bulls that are out of reach to buy outright for over 90% of cattlemen.
It allows for the selection and use of multiple bulls for a multitude of reasons or whims all in the same season.
Anticipation, excitement and hope are right in the wheelhouse of A.I. breeding like few other choices you ever get to make.
 

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