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First Experience with AI a total fail. Need a better way
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<blockquote data-quote="NWMoAngus" data-source="post: 1171991" data-attributes="member: 22025"><p>Man, I hate to be the downer ITT, especially when it comes to educating newbs. But why do you only have five cows, no bull and are trying to AI? If you are willing to purchase a semen tank (Maybe I should ask. Do you have a semen tank to properly store the semen?), semen and spend the money on expensive synchronization drugs and materials, then why no cleanup bull? Nobody I know expects AI to settle 100% of the cows bred. Reminds me of an old friend who grew up on a rowcrop farm with no cows and married a city girl. The new wife wanted to have a few cows, so he bought her a couple of heifers. They decided not to purchase a bull, since they only had five acres of grass. He asked me to come over and breed their heifers. He didn't care what bull I used, semen from any calving ease Angus bull in my tank was OK with him. I explained what heat signs to look for after they gave the heifers a shot of prostaglandin. He called on the evening before he needed me, I went to their five acre operation and found he had absolutely no facilities to handle the heifers. He only had an extra gate to squeeze them up against the side of a loafing shed and a rope halter. Needless to say there was no way I was going to get the AI service done without adequate facilities.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is, although I am happy to see new operators trying to get involved in agriculture even at marginal levels, why not try being successful operating in a conventional manner before trying to do it state of the art? There is nothing wrong with doing it the old fashioned way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NWMoAngus, post: 1171991, member: 22025"] Man, I hate to be the downer ITT, especially when it comes to educating newbs. But why do you only have five cows, no bull and are trying to AI? If you are willing to purchase a semen tank (Maybe I should ask. Do you have a semen tank to properly store the semen?), semen and spend the money on expensive synchronization drugs and materials, then why no cleanup bull? Nobody I know expects AI to settle 100% of the cows bred. Reminds me of an old friend who grew up on a rowcrop farm with no cows and married a city girl. The new wife wanted to have a few cows, so he bought her a couple of heifers. They decided not to purchase a bull, since they only had five acres of grass. He asked me to come over and breed their heifers. He didn't care what bull I used, semen from any calving ease Angus bull in my tank was OK with him. I explained what heat signs to look for after they gave the heifers a shot of prostaglandin. He called on the evening before he needed me, I went to their five acre operation and found he had absolutely no facilities to handle the heifers. He only had an extra gate to squeeze them up against the side of a loafing shed and a rope halter. Needless to say there was no way I was going to get the AI service done without adequate facilities. Bottom line is, although I am happy to see new operators trying to get involved in agriculture even at marginal levels, why not try being successful operating in a conventional manner before trying to do it state of the art? There is nothing wrong with doing it the old fashioned way. [/QUOTE]
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