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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 638387" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>We did our first ET's last year. We hired someone to do it, he is known as being one of the best. I would never try to do it myself. Embryos are pretty pricey and you want the best conception possible for the money it is costing you. Most breeders will guarantee 2 out of 3 pregnancies - if put in by a tech. That is one reason to hire out. The second reason is that you probably will not do enough of them to actually get really great at it. It is far harder than AI'ing.</p><p>Even if you do hire out you can do a lot to increase conception rates. Cows need to be in good shape, good nutrition, quiet disposition, the program to get them ready is extensive and the closer you get on time witn shots the better. Age can be a factor - a young cow who comes first heat every time is good, don't use cows getting pregnant with their second calf. Using # 1 embryos also will improve conception of course.</p><p>We did four cows last year. All of them were very quiet and easy to handle. The shots were given exactly on time (within literally 2 minutes). The guy we use is great and we got four out of four pregnancies. I am told this is unusual. One cow died in December from pneumonia but the other three calved out healthy embryo transplant calves. </p><p></p><p>Search for a great tech and follow their instructions exactly is my advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 638387, member: 1258"] We did our first ET's last year. We hired someone to do it, he is known as being one of the best. I would never try to do it myself. Embryos are pretty pricey and you want the best conception possible for the money it is costing you. Most breeders will guarantee 2 out of 3 pregnancies - if put in by a tech. That is one reason to hire out. The second reason is that you probably will not do enough of them to actually get really great at it. It is far harder than AI'ing. Even if you do hire out you can do a lot to increase conception rates. Cows need to be in good shape, good nutrition, quiet disposition, the program to get them ready is extensive and the closer you get on time witn shots the better. Age can be a factor - a young cow who comes first heat every time is good, don't use cows getting pregnant with their second calf. Using # 1 embryos also will improve conception of course. We did four cows last year. All of them were very quiet and easy to handle. The shots were given exactly on time (within literally 2 minutes). The guy we use is great and we got four out of four pregnancies. I am told this is unusual. One cow died in December from pneumonia but the other three calved out healthy embryo transplant calves. Search for a great tech and follow their instructions exactly is my advice. [/QUOTE]
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