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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 8901"><p>Estrumate will cause cows to cycle only if they are at the correct time of their estrus. Too close to their own heat, they will wait, too soon after a heat they won't cycle either. It also won't start an estrus cycle in a cow not cycling.<p>The 2 shot method is used, with you breeding the cows that cycle off the first shot, and a second shot to the ones that didn't, I can't remember the exact time frame, then you brred on any heats and breed the rest at 72 hours regardless of showing heat or not. <p>It doesn't work that well, maybe 60%-70% conception, on 60-70% that cycle. (36%-49% overall)<p>It's better to use newer methods like cidrs, where conception will go past 80% with nearly all cycling.<p>Jason Trowbridge<br>Southern Angus Farms<br>Alberta Canada</p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:trow@bigfoot.com">trow@bigfoot.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 8901"] Estrumate will cause cows to cycle only if they are at the correct time of their estrus. Too close to their own heat, they will wait, too soon after a heat they won't cycle either. It also won't start an estrus cycle in a cow not cycling.<p>The 2 shot method is used, with you breeding the cows that cycle off the first shot, and a second shot to the ones that didn't, I can't remember the exact time frame, then you brred on any heats and breed the rest at 72 hours regardless of showing heat or not. <p>It doesn't work that well, maybe 60%-70% conception, on 60-70% that cycle. (36%-49% overall)<p>It's better to use newer methods like cidrs, where conception will go past 80% with nearly all cycling.<p>Jason Trowbridge<br>Southern Angus Farms<br>Alberta Canada <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=trow@bigfoot.com]trow@bigfoot.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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