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<blockquote data-quote="rwtherefords" data-source="post: 152182" data-attributes="member: 778"><p>Since I don't A.I. my cattle, my purpose for this post is to learn something (not be argumentative).</p><p></p><p>Let's just use an example of a small herd of 25 registered cows for the purpose of responding to my questions. Let's assume that you can get excellent quality registered bulls from a local non-big name breeder for $1200 - $1500. Let's assume 100% annual calving success and that 1/2 of your calf crop are bulls which you make into steers and don't register, but you register the 12 remaining females. Let's also assume you can get semen for $25 a straw and have a $75 certificate fee for registration. Now for the questions:</p><p></p><p>1) Do you keep a clean-up bull also?</p><p></p><p>2) How many trips do you have to pay for the A.I. tech to come to the farm to get 100% of your cows bred? (considering an 80% success ratio)</p><p></p><p>3) In the above scenario, what would your expected cost be to A.I. and register your calf crop for 1 year?</p><p></p><p>4) What would be the total projected cost be to A.I. and register 2 calf crops per the above description?</p><p></p><p>When going the route with a bull, you can sell him at around 2000 pounds, and at 50 cents a pound, recover $1000 of your initial bull investment. Second, if you <u>own</u> the registered bull, there are no certificate fees to register your stock (just the $10 registration fee which you would also have to pay in addition to the certificate fee if going the A.I. route). I would like to see a cost comparison.</p><p></p><p>I know with buying a bull per my description, I'll be out ~$500 in purchase price money in 2 years. My cost for wintering a bull for 2 years is around $200. And, shots, worming, etc. will cost another ~$100 for 2 years. So roughly, my breeding costs for 2 calf crops and registration, when I own a bull is around $800. The registration certificates alone, for 24 heifers, would account for $1800 in expense. How can A.I. be an even cost proposition? That's what I want to understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwtherefords, post: 152182, member: 778"] Since I don't A.I. my cattle, my purpose for this post is to learn something (not be argumentative). Let's just use an example of a small herd of 25 registered cows for the purpose of responding to my questions. Let's assume that you can get excellent quality registered bulls from a local non-big name breeder for $1200 - $1500. Let's assume 100% annual calving success and that 1/2 of your calf crop are bulls which you make into steers and don't register, but you register the 12 remaining females. Let's also assume you can get semen for $25 a straw and have a $75 certificate fee for registration. Now for the questions: 1) Do you keep a clean-up bull also? 2) How many trips do you have to pay for the A.I. tech to come to the farm to get 100% of your cows bred? (considering an 80% success ratio) 3) In the above scenario, what would your expected cost be to A.I. and register your calf crop for 1 year? 4) What would be the total projected cost be to A.I. and register 2 calf crops per the above description? When going the route with a bull, you can sell him at around 2000 pounds, and at 50 cents a pound, recover $1000 of your initial bull investment. Second, if you [u]own[/u] the registered bull, there are no certificate fees to register your stock (just the $10 registration fee which you would also have to pay in addition to the certificate fee if going the A.I. route). I would like to see a cost comparison. I know with buying a bull per my description, I'll be out ~$500 in purchase price money in 2 years. My cost for wintering a bull for 2 years is around $200. And, shots, worming, etc. will cost another ~$100 for 2 years. So roughly, my breeding costs for 2 calf crops and registration, when I own a bull is around $800. The registration certificates alone, for 24 heifers, would account for $1800 in expense. How can A.I. be an even cost proposition? That's what I want to understand. [/QUOTE]
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