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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1425858" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>Walnut, depends on how you are planning to use that semen. For a commercial breeder not registering the calves I'd agree that seems high but if you plan to register the calves as purebreds $75 for a proven non-certificate AI sire is pretty reasonable. Have you browsed through this year's AI book? <a href="https://issuu.com/buyhereford/docs/aibook17" target="_blank">https://issuu.com/buyhereford/docs/aibook17</a> There are some young and much less proven bulls in that who require $75-100 for a registration certificate on top of the semen costs so depending on the bull someone uses breeding a purebred you plan to register sired by some of those bulls are easily going to cost you over $100 for semen + certificate. We like using non-certificate sires if possible, 936 at $50 a straw as a non-certificate AI sire is probably one of the best buys out there I think. </p><p></p><p>Everyone has their different opinions on AI, I've always felt that if you are going to invest in AI you have to be reasonable with the amount you are spending on semen as well as doing your homework on the bulls you are considering and try to find bulls who are proven with daughters in production if possible. Buying direct from a breeder vs an AI stud also is preferable. If you have confidence and believe in the quality of cattle a breeder is raising you are going to be a lot more honest opinion of a bull and his progeny from the breeder than you will from an AI stud sales rep that didn't raise him or use him and is probably going to tell you whatever you want to hear in order to make a sale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1425858, member: 20580"] Walnut, depends on how you are planning to use that semen. For a commercial breeder not registering the calves I'd agree that seems high but if you plan to register the calves as purebreds $75 for a proven non-certificate AI sire is pretty reasonable. Have you browsed through this year's AI book? [url=https://issuu.com/buyhereford/docs/aibook17]https://issuu.com/buyhereford/docs/aibook17[/url] There are some young and much less proven bulls in that who require $75-100 for a registration certificate on top of the semen costs so depending on the bull someone uses breeding a purebred you plan to register sired by some of those bulls are easily going to cost you over $100 for semen + certificate. We like using non-certificate sires if possible, 936 at $50 a straw as a non-certificate AI sire is probably one of the best buys out there I think. Everyone has their different opinions on AI, I've always felt that if you are going to invest in AI you have to be reasonable with the amount you are spending on semen as well as doing your homework on the bulls you are considering and try to find bulls who are proven with daughters in production if possible. Buying direct from a breeder vs an AI stud also is preferable. If you have confidence and believe in the quality of cattle a breeder is raising you are going to be a lot more honest opinion of a bull and his progeny from the breeder than you will from an AI stud sales rep that didn't raise him or use him and is probably going to tell you whatever you want to hear in order to make a sale. [/QUOTE]
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