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AI by myself or buy a bull???
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<blockquote data-quote="Aero" data-source="post: 339894" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>if you're serious about raising registered cattle like everyone else's this might be true. it heavily depends on what you are doing. want to follow the crowd? use AI for sure. have a specific plan? use AI or home raised bulls. a local bull will probably be more adapted to the environment and if it's a bull you raised, the calves will probably be more uniform and predictable. </p><p></p><p>really brave? close the herd and use only the animals you produce.</p><p></p><p>factors to consider: semen and storage costs, cost of CIDRs and shots, cost of AI certificates, time spent breeding and synchronizing, calving window, bull purchase price, feed costs.</p><p></p><p>the most important factor might be to know where you want to go/end up. if you have an overall plan (includes a destination, not just a direction) for your breeding, you probably already know which you need to do. if you dont, just AI and multiply popular genetics like most people do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aero, post: 339894, member: 2076"] if you're serious about raising registered cattle like everyone else's this might be true. it heavily depends on what you are doing. want to follow the crowd? use AI for sure. have a specific plan? use AI or home raised bulls. a local bull will probably be more adapted to the environment and if it's a bull you raised, the calves will probably be more uniform and predictable. really brave? close the herd and use only the animals you produce. factors to consider: semen and storage costs, cost of CIDRs and shots, cost of AI certificates, time spent breeding and synchronizing, calving window, bull purchase price, feed costs. the most important factor might be to know where you want to go/end up. if you have an overall plan (includes a destination, not just a direction) for your breeding, you probably already know which you need to do. if you dont, just AI and multiply popular genetics like most people do. [/QUOTE]
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