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<blockquote data-quote="TexasJerseyMilker" data-source="post: 1831236" data-attributes="member: 42782"><p>I had Honeydew inseminated by a sex selected (heifer selected) Jersey bull while she was in standing heat in August. No sign of heats ever since until a few weeks ago except with the old cow (open) for a few hours they showed mutual sexual interest in each other. I do still not have a definite pregnancy and shes 115 days bred. </p><p></p><p>So I tried to get a blood test (she is a virgin heifer).</p><p>I had the heifer in a home made squeeze chute in the barn. In Oregon the winter light is not strong at 3 pm and I gave it up after several tail sticks. The jugular vein was impossible to palpate in her winter coat, even with soaked in Vetricin antiseptic.</p><p></p><p>I am a retried hospital nurse known as as One Stick Larue, also knows as The Mosquito and I can't found a tail vein in my own cow. The feedstore only that supplied the test tube, which is a red top tube and a double needle but no needle holder That is with those needle holders with people you stick, see a blood flash then push the test tube into the needle holder and it fills the test tube. You mail it back to the company be read. But here was no needle holder.</p><p></p><p>With only a syringe and a single needle I could not find a vein in my own heifer. My rancher husband helped me with this this jury rigged confinement I built. I tried the tail stick multiple times with no luck. Then I looked for the jugular stick. But HoneyDew has her winter coat. Tried soaking the area with Vetricin, could not find her jugular.</p><p></p><p>She was in a homemade squeeze chute made out of corral panels and rope with a 2x4 to keep her from backing out and by then the light in the light in the barn was minimal. I called it quits. In my experiance, when you intuit something will go wrong with livestock it WILL GO WRONG so we gave up.</p><p></p><p>HoneyDew pooped and peed from stress. Is there a cow urine pregnancy test like they have with women? Confined and stressed cows will poop and pee I guarantee.</p><p></p><p>Well, I found <a href="https://www.emlabgenetics.com/bovine" target="_blank">https://www.emlabgenetics.com/bovine</a>. It is a pregnancy test like women use, mid stream collection and every thing. I orders 2 tests so I can retest 10 days later. Anyone ever use this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasJerseyMilker, post: 1831236, member: 42782"] I had Honeydew inseminated by a sex selected (heifer selected) Jersey bull while she was in standing heat in August. No sign of heats ever since until a few weeks ago except with the old cow (open) for a few hours they showed mutual sexual interest in each other. I do still not have a definite pregnancy and shes 115 days bred. So I tried to get a blood test (she is a virgin heifer). I had the heifer in a home made squeeze chute in the barn. In Oregon the winter light is not strong at 3 pm and I gave it up after several tail sticks. The jugular vein was impossible to palpate in her winter coat, even with soaked in Vetricin antiseptic. I am a retried hospital nurse known as as One Stick Larue, also knows as The Mosquito and I can't found a tail vein in my own cow. The feedstore only that supplied the test tube, which is a red top tube and a double needle but no needle holder That is with those needle holders with people you stick, see a blood flash then push the test tube into the needle holder and it fills the test tube. You mail it back to the company be read. But here was no needle holder. With only a syringe and a single needle I could not find a vein in my own heifer. My rancher husband helped me with this this jury rigged confinement I built. I tried the tail stick multiple times with no luck. Then I looked for the jugular stick. But HoneyDew has her winter coat. Tried soaking the area with Vetricin, could not find her jugular. She was in a homemade squeeze chute made out of corral panels and rope with a 2x4 to keep her from backing out and by then the light in the light in the barn was minimal. I called it quits. In my experiance, when you intuit something will go wrong with livestock it WILL GO WRONG so we gave up. HoneyDew pooped and peed from stress. Is there a cow urine pregnancy test like they have with women? Confined and stressed cows will poop and pee I guarantee. Well, I found [URL]https://www.emlabgenetics.com/bovine[/URL]. It is a pregnancy test like women use, mid stream collection and every thing. I orders 2 tests so I can retest 10 days later. Anyone ever use this? [/QUOTE]
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