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<blockquote data-quote="Angus In Texas" data-source="post: 515834" data-attributes="member: 5611"><p>We use CIDR's in a timed AI protocol because we don't have the time with day jobs, to be able to heat detect and AI on natural heats. CIDRs run $9.50 a piece and drugs around $11.... so we have roughly $20 in synchronization.</p><p></p><p>As far as how many head would be considered inneficient???? well when I worked in Idaho we synched up over 500 head of recips using CIDRs so it is all dependent upon the goal of the operation and considering the cost of the CIDR is a per head cost and not a lump sum cost that is not dependent on number of animals, you can't say that 100 head is effiecient and 101 is not. You must look at the return generated by having calves sired by AI bulls as well as the importance of a tight calving season. You also have to keep in mind the extra costs of cows that don't respond or settle on first service...... will you reimplant a CIDR and try again, breed on natural heat, or turn out the clean up bull?</p><p></p><p>So if it were me doing a report I would have to put in it that there is no set number as to wether it is efficient or not and should be based more on the goals of the breeding program at hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angus In Texas, post: 515834, member: 5611"] We use CIDR's in a timed AI protocol because we don't have the time with day jobs, to be able to heat detect and AI on natural heats. CIDRs run $9.50 a piece and drugs around $11.... so we have roughly $20 in synchronization. As far as how many head would be considered inneficient???? well when I worked in Idaho we synched up over 500 head of recips using CIDRs so it is all dependent upon the goal of the operation and considering the cost of the CIDR is a per head cost and not a lump sum cost that is not dependent on number of animals, you can't say that 100 head is effiecient and 101 is not. You must look at the return generated by having calves sired by AI bulls as well as the importance of a tight calving season. You also have to keep in mind the extra costs of cows that don't respond or settle on first service...... will you reimplant a CIDR and try again, breed on natural heat, or turn out the clean up bull? So if it were me doing a report I would have to put in it that there is no set number as to wether it is efficient or not and should be based more on the goals of the breeding program at hand. [/QUOTE]
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