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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 528025" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>Sexed semen is quite expensive and the conception rates are noticeably lower. Using it on cows is not economical as it takes several services to settle. For this reason, most people only use sexed semen on virgin heifers. I doubt you would find any dairies willing to go along with your program. It leaves no opportunity for the dairy to benefit. I would personally rather produce cheap Holstein bull calves but still have the chance of getting a replacement heifer rather than breeding my cows to a beef breed and getting calves that would essentially be worthless to me. As far as what it would cost that depends on the person. I would figure quite a bit into the equation and you would likely see a number that is far higher than you would be willing to pay, I'm sure of it. The low BW calves, in my opinion, isn't as attractive to a dairy farmer as you may think. Holsteins are good sized cows and in my experience don't have big problems with calving. Add to this the fact that there is plenty of information out there to select bulls that have minimal calving issues and you don't have much need for a low BW calf out of a beef breed. Don't mean to shoot you down. It's great that you're trying to think outside the box. I just think there is no way this thing would fly. I agree with the others when they say you would be better off buying your own cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 528025, member: 2744"] Sexed semen is quite expensive and the conception rates are noticeably lower. Using it on cows is not economical as it takes several services to settle. For this reason, most people only use sexed semen on virgin heifers. I doubt you would find any dairies willing to go along with your program. It leaves no opportunity for the dairy to benefit. I would personally rather produce cheap Holstein bull calves but still have the chance of getting a replacement heifer rather than breeding my cows to a beef breed and getting calves that would essentially be worthless to me. As far as what it would cost that depends on the person. I would figure quite a bit into the equation and you would likely see a number that is far higher than you would be willing to pay, I'm sure of it. The low BW calves, in my opinion, isn't as attractive to a dairy farmer as you may think. Holsteins are good sized cows and in my experience don't have big problems with calving. Add to this the fact that there is plenty of information out there to select bulls that have minimal calving issues and you don't have much need for a low BW calf out of a beef breed. Don't mean to shoot you down. It's great that you're trying to think outside the box. I just think there is no way this thing would fly. I agree with the others when they say you would be better off buying your own cows. [/QUOTE]
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