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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 26274"><p>When a cow is in standing heat she will let a young bull breed her, even if most of the time she thinks he's a worthless punk. He does have to be tall enough to reach, which isn't as tall as you might think. My 14 month Red Angus bull had my 2 cows bred within a month of purchase last April. Unfortunately he also bred the heifer at one cow's side when she was only 5 months old - watch this, if any of your calves are heifers. You can buy a young virgin bull, keep him until the cows are settled then sell or butcher him. If he is untested, or even if he is, take note when he begins to follow a cow around, watch her closely 21 days later, if he starts up with following her again, he hasn't done his job . It only takes a half hour or so of observation twice a day - not at feeding time! - to keep track of when he is breeding the cows. If they cycle again i would consider him a gomer bull and call the a.i man. Around here (Vancouver Island Canada) the a.i tech charges around $20 per straw and $30 per farm visit and has a very good success rate. He supplies everything but the head gate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 26274"] When a cow is in standing heat she will let a young bull breed her, even if most of the time she thinks he's a worthless punk. He does have to be tall enough to reach, which isn't as tall as you might think. My 14 month Red Angus bull had my 2 cows bred within a month of purchase last April. Unfortunately he also bred the heifer at one cow's side when she was only 5 months old - watch this, if any of your calves are heifers. You can buy a young virgin bull, keep him until the cows are settled then sell or butcher him. If he is untested, or even if he is, take note when he begins to follow a cow around, watch her closely 21 days later, if he starts up with following her again, he hasn't done his job . It only takes a half hour or so of observation twice a day - not at feeding time! - to keep track of when he is breeding the cows. If they cycle again i would consider him a gomer bull and call the a.i man. Around here (Vancouver Island Canada) the a.i tech charges around $20 per straw and $30 per farm visit and has a very good success rate. He supplies everything but the head gate. [/QUOTE]
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