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<blockquote data-quote="RVF" data-source="post: 535416" data-attributes="member: 7960"><p>For me it just comes around to the economics of the situation. I do not know how to AI, but have a technician close. Last time I used him he was $40 per head. I am sure he is more now with the price of gas. Semen costs a minimum of $20 and the bulls I use usually cost in the $50 range. That brings every service to $90 with approximately a 75 to 80% conception rate. I will run a bull with 40 to 50 cows, so to breed 40 cows AI would cost me $3600 per year for 1 service per cow. If I was able to get cheaper AI rates ($20) and used $20 semen, that would bring me to $1600 per year for 40 cows. If it costs $600 per year to keep a bull, and you use the bull for 4 years you can spend $4000 to $12000 for the bull.</p><p></p><p>I can not afford to use AI, since $12000 would by me any AI bull whose semen is worth $50 per dose. The only reason I use AI is because I did not purchase a bull I wanted to use later or I am using imported semen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RVF, post: 535416, member: 7960"] For me it just comes around to the economics of the situation. I do not know how to AI, but have a technician close. Last time I used him he was $40 per head. I am sure he is more now with the price of gas. Semen costs a minimum of $20 and the bulls I use usually cost in the $50 range. That brings every service to $90 with approximately a 75 to 80% conception rate. I will run a bull with 40 to 50 cows, so to breed 40 cows AI would cost me $3600 per year for 1 service per cow. If I was able to get cheaper AI rates ($20) and used $20 semen, that would bring me to $1600 per year for 40 cows. If it costs $600 per year to keep a bull, and you use the bull for 4 years you can spend $4000 to $12000 for the bull. I can not afford to use AI, since $12000 would by me any AI bull whose semen is worth $50 per dose. The only reason I use AI is because I did not purchase a bull I wanted to use later or I am using imported semen. [/QUOTE]
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