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Embryos.....Worth the cost?
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<blockquote data-quote="jkwilson" data-source="post: 824005" data-attributes="member: 969"><p>I think it can be, depending on your goals. </p><p></p><p>I've seen a few programs sell pretty good proven donor cows that are well up in years. I guy could buy one of those girls and afford to coddle her for a couple of years to get a few flushes out of her and do well. You can look and see what bulls she's been flushed to and how they turned out, and then maybe choose to go with the same bulls. You can even see what bulls worked with several generations of the donor's descendants. I'm considering that myself, since I don't think I now enough to choose mating matches to get really high end offspring.</p><p></p><p>I'd recommend synching cows and having recips ready on the day of the flush. I've had much better success with fresh implants, although I went 4 for 4 a couple of years ago on frozen embryos.</p><p></p><p>A big part of the success is careful heat detection. I don't like to go more than 3 hours without checking them, and I use patches so I can tell if I missed something. The embryologist often wants accurate heat times. A known "rider" in your cow herd that you know isn't in heat is a help too, as a gomer bull would be if you are a bigger operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkwilson, post: 824005, member: 969"] I think it can be, depending on your goals. I've seen a few programs sell pretty good proven donor cows that are well up in years. I guy could buy one of those girls and afford to coddle her for a couple of years to get a few flushes out of her and do well. You can look and see what bulls she's been flushed to and how they turned out, and then maybe choose to go with the same bulls. You can even see what bulls worked with several generations of the donor's descendants. I'm considering that myself, since I don't think I now enough to choose mating matches to get really high end offspring. I'd recommend synching cows and having recips ready on the day of the flush. I've had much better success with fresh implants, although I went 4 for 4 a couple of years ago on frozen embryos. A big part of the success is careful heat detection. I don't like to go more than 3 hours without checking them, and I use patches so I can tell if I missed something. The embryologist often wants accurate heat times. A known "rider" in your cow herd that you know isn't in heat is a help too, as a gomer bull would be if you are a bigger operation. [/QUOTE]
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