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<blockquote data-quote="shadyhollownj" data-source="post: 1105891" data-attributes="member: 9320"><p>Fire sweep I am doing this to get my herd to the place I want it to be in a quicker time frame. I want to have good cattle that work well, are marketable, and hopefully make a profit at some point. I still buy embryos from top donors but didnt know if it was better to invest in a proven cow that will give you a natural calf every year plus give you the option of flushing to get several calves from different bulls in a shorter time frame. I get what your saying about the bulls but the bull market if thats what you want to call it in my area in pretty much nonexistent. You will be lucky to break even on the ET bull calf. Basically my thought process is the same as yours. </p><p></p><p>Alex I get what you are saying about the IVF. Transova in maryland doesnt have recips to put eggs in fresh like their other two locations. I would be interested in at least sexing the embryos even if they had to freeze them. I just dont have the quality of cow yet that I would want to flush at this point. My hope is to get that donor quality cow out of the embryos that I am buying. I have only put in eggs one year so far but understand all the costs with it. At this point I double the cost of the egg for conception rate and add 300 for vet fees when I consider the price.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shadyhollownj, post: 1105891, member: 9320"] Fire sweep I am doing this to get my herd to the place I want it to be in a quicker time frame. I want to have good cattle that work well, are marketable, and hopefully make a profit at some point. I still buy embryos from top donors but didnt know if it was better to invest in a proven cow that will give you a natural calf every year plus give you the option of flushing to get several calves from different bulls in a shorter time frame. I get what your saying about the bulls but the bull market if thats what you want to call it in my area in pretty much nonexistent. You will be lucky to break even on the ET bull calf. Basically my thought process is the same as yours. Alex I get what you are saying about the IVF. Transova in maryland doesnt have recips to put eggs in fresh like their other two locations. I would be interested in at least sexing the embryos even if they had to freeze them. I just dont have the quality of cow yet that I would want to flush at this point. My hope is to get that donor quality cow out of the embryos that I am buying. I have only put in eggs one year so far but understand all the costs with it. At this point I double the cost of the egg for conception rate and add 300 for vet fees when I consider the price. [/QUOTE]
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