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<blockquote data-quote="Dsth" data-source="post: 1656358" data-attributes="member: 38038"><p>I have a small herd of 25 - 30 cows and have been 100% AI for a long time. AIed my dairy herd for years and got out of milking in 1998. I tried borrowing my neighbors bull one year but he and the other neighbors bull got into it and tore out an almost new stretch of fence, so that was the last time I had a bull on the farm. I synchronize my cows in groups and use heat detection aids to find cows that did not settle. I also work a full time job off the farm so heat detection can be tricky. I can't justify spending money on a bull that will improve my herd and feeding him all year long. Renting a bull only introduces someone else's health problems since I decided to keep a closed herd several years ago. I can see where AI would be a problem if you run your herd on a lot of acres and have a breeding season while cows are out on pasture. Not knowing all the factors for your operation, it is hard to give advise; but just passing on what works for me. Good luck and hope you find a system that works well for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dsth, post: 1656358, member: 38038"] I have a small herd of 25 - 30 cows and have been 100% AI for a long time. AIed my dairy herd for years and got out of milking in 1998. I tried borrowing my neighbors bull one year but he and the other neighbors bull got into it and tore out an almost new stretch of fence, so that was the last time I had a bull on the farm. I synchronize my cows in groups and use heat detection aids to find cows that did not settle. I also work a full time job off the farm so heat detection can be tricky. I can't justify spending money on a bull that will improve my herd and feeding him all year long. Renting a bull only introduces someone else's health problems since I decided to keep a closed herd several years ago. I can see where AI would be a problem if you run your herd on a lot of acres and have a breeding season while cows are out on pasture. Not knowing all the factors for your operation, it is hard to give advise; but just passing on what works for me. Good luck and hope you find a system that works well for you. [/QUOTE]
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