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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 509185" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>It's strongly recommended to only use sexed semen on virgin heifers. I have encountered dairies that use it on some cows, but they have a low conception/pregnancy rate. In your place, I'd AI her once or maybe twice with sexed semen, then run her with the bull if she won't settle. Don't spend too much money trying to get her to settle AI... holsteins have lower fertility than most beef cows anyway.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind unless this dairy person has sexed semen he'll let you buy from him, you'll be buying 10 straws of sexed semen, and that gets expensive quick. It's fragile and so the semen reps won't split it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 509185, member: 852"] It's strongly recommended to only use sexed semen on virgin heifers. I have encountered dairies that use it on some cows, but they have a low conception/pregnancy rate. In your place, I'd AI her once or maybe twice with sexed semen, then run her with the bull if she won't settle. Don't spend too much money trying to get her to settle AI... holsteins have lower fertility than most beef cows anyway. Keep in mind unless this dairy person has sexed semen he'll let you buy from him, you'll be buying 10 straws of sexed semen, and that gets expensive quick. It's fragile and so the semen reps won't split it. [/QUOTE]
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