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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 795605" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>well you asked about criteria and everyone gave you prices.</p><p></p><p>that is a sign of the logic in flushing.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion......and we all know about opinons......</p><p></p><p>a cow needs to be truly special to be flushed.</p><p>special means demonstrated superiority.......</p><p></p><p>I have bought embryos form a big name breeder only to have one of my AI calves be the top heifer in the crop.</p><p></p><p>I have flushed our two top proven cows both Angus Pathfinders and had regular AI calves again exceed them.</p><p></p><p>I decided to spend my mondy on breeding as many cows AI as i could and using the best bulls I could afford.</p><p></p><p>If that top cow is fifty percent better than the next cow then she needs to be flushed.</p><p>If she is five percent better than the next cow your return on investment is minimal. and the investment is hefty no matter how much of the stuff you do yourself or have anyway.</p><p></p><p>depends on the marketing program. do you have people willing to pay top dollar for progeny from this particular cow? If so then flush.</p><p></p><p>if you are just trying to achieve genetic advancement I would breed as many cows AI as possible to the best bull I could afford.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 795605, member: 6543"] well you asked about criteria and everyone gave you prices. that is a sign of the logic in flushing. in my opinion......and we all know about opinons...... a cow needs to be truly special to be flushed. special means demonstrated superiority....... I have bought embryos form a big name breeder only to have one of my AI calves be the top heifer in the crop. I have flushed our two top proven cows both Angus Pathfinders and had regular AI calves again exceed them. I decided to spend my mondy on breeding as many cows AI as i could and using the best bulls I could afford. If that top cow is fifty percent better than the next cow then she needs to be flushed. If she is five percent better than the next cow your return on investment is minimal. and the investment is hefty no matter how much of the stuff you do yourself or have anyway. depends on the marketing program. do you have people willing to pay top dollar for progeny from this particular cow? If so then flush. if you are just trying to achieve genetic advancement I would breed as many cows AI as possible to the best bull I could afford. [/QUOTE]
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