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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14112"><p>The primary significant cost is the nitrogen refrigerator (semen tank), but if you have a dairy or other beef herd nearby you may be able to store the semen in their tank. A qualified AI technician is not necesarrily a vet. Most good vets are frequently too busy to work you in on short notice. There is probably a representative from one of the major studs that serves your area, contact him her. They should be able to tell you who does AI in your area or possibly provide the service themselves. You will need some type of restraint, headgate, crowding chute, whatever. Unless you go real nuts about exotic semen or raise an uncommon breed, semen is available from good proven bulls from 12 to 25 bucks a unit. One unit per breeding. The hardest part about AI is heat detection, more programs fail I think because of this then all other factors combined. You need to take a minimum of half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening, every day to be effective. Synchronization usually involves several shots and then heat detection over a short period of time. We don't synchronize and all our calves but one was burn within a 29 day period. Long story about the one that stretched it out to 50 days. Good AI schools are available from a number of companies/people. I prefer the ones that are over three days long but that is a preference from having seen too many folks attend the 3 day deals and never get a cow bred. Some folks just can't do it, in the school I atended out of 15 students three failed the course. It's not hard to learn or do, it just takes practice. Hope this didn't muddy the waters too much.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I am considering changing from</p><p>> keeping a bull to AI. I have had</p><p>> one bull go sterile then the next</p><p>> bull scattered the calves over a 4</p><p>> mth period. I have a small herd</p><p>> approx 20 cows. How much work is</p><p>> involved in this? How cost</p><p>> effective is it? Do I have the vet</p><p>> come out or take that cows to the</p><p>> vet? Can someone else than a vet</p><p>> do this? How hard is it to</p><p>> syncronize the cows?Any help and</p><p>> suggestions would be appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14112"] The primary significant cost is the nitrogen refrigerator (semen tank), but if you have a dairy or other beef herd nearby you may be able to store the semen in their tank. A qualified AI technician is not necesarrily a vet. Most good vets are frequently too busy to work you in on short notice. There is probably a representative from one of the major studs that serves your area, contact him her. They should be able to tell you who does AI in your area or possibly provide the service themselves. You will need some type of restraint, headgate, crowding chute, whatever. Unless you go real nuts about exotic semen or raise an uncommon breed, semen is available from good proven bulls from 12 to 25 bucks a unit. One unit per breeding. The hardest part about AI is heat detection, more programs fail I think because of this then all other factors combined. You need to take a minimum of half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening, every day to be effective. Synchronization usually involves several shots and then heat detection over a short period of time. We don't synchronize and all our calves but one was burn within a 29 day period. Long story about the one that stretched it out to 50 days. Good AI schools are available from a number of companies/people. I prefer the ones that are over three days long but that is a preference from having seen too many folks attend the 3 day deals and never get a cow bred. Some folks just can't do it, in the school I atended out of 15 students three failed the course. It's not hard to learn or do, it just takes practice. Hope this didn't muddy the waters too much. dunmovin farms > I am considering changing from > keeping a bull to AI. I have had > one bull go sterile then the next > bull scattered the calves over a 4 > mth period. I have a small herd > approx 20 cows. How much work is > involved in this? How cost > effective is it? Do I have the vet > come out or take that cows to the > vet? Can someone else than a vet > do this? How hard is it to > syncronize the cows?Any help and > suggestions would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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