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HELP--Need advice on transferring AI'd Angus!
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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1291288" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>BSE, I agree with you in theory that a DNA test would be nice, but I'll play devil's advocate for a minute. In our case, we run a small, closed herd, and breeding is solely done by a trained professional AI technician using semen he has brought. We don't have a clean-up bull. If a cow calves some 9 months later, there's really no question that the semen the tech provided is what did the trick. I suppose there's a theoretical chance he mixed up straws, but seems pretty small. Maybe a requirement for DNA test would make more sense when a cow is immediately sent in with a bull after AI...</p><p></p><p>Here's another thought. Don't some folks with registered Angus run more than one bull (and maybe each isn't always a registered Angus bull)? In such cases, wouldn't the argument for DNA testing for AI'd cows apply just as much to breeders who use only natural service?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1291288, member: 20599"] BSE, I agree with you in theory that a DNA test would be nice, but I'll play devil's advocate for a minute. In our case, we run a small, closed herd, and breeding is solely done by a trained professional AI technician using semen he has brought. We don't have a clean-up bull. If a cow calves some 9 months later, there's really no question that the semen the tech provided is what did the trick. I suppose there's a theoretical chance he mixed up straws, but seems pretty small. Maybe a requirement for DNA test would make more sense when a cow is immediately sent in with a bull after AI... Here's another thought. Don't some folks with registered Angus run more than one bull (and maybe each isn't always a registered Angus bull)? In such cases, wouldn't the argument for DNA testing for AI'd cows apply just as much to breeders who use only natural service? [/QUOTE]
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