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<blockquote data-quote="preston39" data-source="post: 186653" data-attributes="member: 1487"><p>AI costs for 40 cows vs a bull;</p><p></p><p>40 x 1.25(75% effective AI)=50 x $20.00(per straw of good semen)=$1,000...annual costs and a lot of work. </p><p></p><p>A good bull at $3,000. can breed 40 cows..... for 8 years,+ cost of keep and terminal value of around $.50 per pound. The numbers are convincing..... for the bull...even if you include the value of one more(cow) calf from your herd instead of the bull..</p><p></p><p>AI is good for obtaining top/superior genetics into a herd for maternal cow/bull breeding stock....but, not for regular annual breeding over a long period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="preston39, post: 186653, member: 1487"] AI costs for 40 cows vs a bull; 40 x 1.25(75% effective AI)=50 x $20.00(per straw of good semen)=$1,000...annual costs and a lot of work. A good bull at $3,000. can breed 40 cows..... for 8 years,+ cost of keep and terminal value of around $.50 per pound. The numbers are convincing..... for the bull...even if you include the value of one more(cow) calf from your herd instead of the bull.. AI is good for obtaining top/superior genetics into a herd for maternal cow/bull breeding stock....but, not for regular annual breeding over a long period. [/QUOTE]
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