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Can anyone help with an AI problem I am having? I am originally from Iowa and am in Italy for work. I have always had an interest in raising Angus and luckily found a cow and heifer here in Italy to raise. This breed is not popular here, so the local vets have little knowledge on their breeding attitudes. I have artificially inseminated the 4 year old cow four times and have never had luck. She is healthy and shows heat every twenty one days. The vet has just tried the progesterone ear implant on day 21 of her cycle and she went in heat after 7 days. He did not expect that to happen until after he removed the ear implant on day 9 but she was in heat and ready. She bled almost four days later. They say here that it does not indicate unsuccessfullness. We never removed her ear implant since the vet said that some extra progesterone would not hurt. My question is will the ear implant increase or decrease the chances of her becoming pregnant? If the insemination fails, can we place another implant and when is the best time?
Her daughter just turned one year, she has not yet showed heat, can we induce her at this age or should I wait a little longer. One last thing is it best to keep these animals in stalls now or let them roam and then close them in for insemination?
Thank You for your time. C. Vitale
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Can anyone help with an AI problem I am having? I am originally from Iowa and am in Italy for work. I have always had an interest in raising Angus and luckily found a cow and heifer here in Italy to raise. This breed is not popular here, so the local vets have little knowledge on their breeding attitudes. I have artificially inseminated the 4 year old cow four times and have never had luck. She is healthy and shows heat every twenty one days. The vet has just tried the progesterone ear implant on day 21 of her cycle and she went in heat after 7 days. He did not expect that to happen until after he removed the ear implant on day 9 but she was in heat and ready. She bled almost four days later. They say here that it does not indicate unsuccessfullness. We never removed her ear implant since the vet said that some extra progesterone would not hurt. My question is will the ear implant increase or decrease the chances of her becoming pregnant? If the insemination fails, can we place another implant and when is the best time?
Her daughter just turned one year, she has not yet showed heat, can we induce her at this age or should I wait a little longer. One last thing is it best to keep these animals in stalls now or let them roam and then close them in for insemination?
Thank You for your time. C. Vitale
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