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<blockquote data-quote="WinterSpringsFarm" data-source="post: 1657299" data-attributes="member: 26533"><p>I will not, and would not conventional flush a heifer. Its pretty tough on their repro parts. You could IVF one though. That being said she would have to be a VERY VERY special heifer for me to flush. Not knowing what they will look like or how they will reproduce makes it hard for me to flush a virgin heifer.</p><p></p><p>I like IVF because I can get one bred and then flush her, I have had 1 bad experience with a conventional flush and then not getting the cow rebred and that was enough for me to not want to do it any more. However, certain circumstances may change my mind. Its all about how you want to manage one I suppose.</p><p></p><p>You can freeze anything you want, the likelihood of it making a calf gets smaller as the grades drop off. I have no issues freezing a grade 2, and honestly notice no difference in my conception rate between Grade 1 and 2 frozen embryos. I rarely implant any fresh because when I IVF a donor everything is usually 60-120 days bred, including the donor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WinterSpringsFarm, post: 1657299, member: 26533"] I will not, and would not conventional flush a heifer. Its pretty tough on their repro parts. You could IVF one though. That being said she would have to be a VERY VERY special heifer for me to flush. Not knowing what they will look like or how they will reproduce makes it hard for me to flush a virgin heifer. I like IVF because I can get one bred and then flush her, I have had 1 bad experience with a conventional flush and then not getting the cow rebred and that was enough for me to not want to do it any more. However, certain circumstances may change my mind. Its all about how you want to manage one I suppose. You can freeze anything you want, the likelihood of it making a calf gets smaller as the grades drop off. I have no issues freezing a grade 2, and honestly notice no difference in my conception rate between Grade 1 and 2 frozen embryos. I rarely implant any fresh because when I IVF a donor everything is usually 60-120 days bred, including the donor. [/QUOTE]
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