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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1205864" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>We used all ai until we hit about 20 cows, then realized it was nice to keep a yearling bull of ours around to clean up what did not stick after the first attempt. </p><p>Now, you said heifers. Heifers can be some of the hardest to stick after their first calf; they are still growing and feeding a calf. I would try AI, but have a back up plan. To this day we do not keep bulls much beyond a year of age, we ai everything or put an embryo in her. So it can be done, it just depends on how much work you want to put in.</p><p>Oh, and we use natural heats, so no expense other than the semen. And we ai ourselves. School is cheap and easy to complete. Cheaper than keeping a bull around!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1205864, member: 18809"] We used all ai until we hit about 20 cows, then realized it was nice to keep a yearling bull of ours around to clean up what did not stick after the first attempt. Now, you said heifers. Heifers can be some of the hardest to stick after their first calf; they are still growing and feeding a calf. I would try AI, but have a back up plan. To this day we do not keep bulls much beyond a year of age, we ai everything or put an embryo in her. So it can be done, it just depends on how much work you want to put in. Oh, and we use natural heats, so no expense other than the semen. And we ai ourselves. School is cheap and easy to complete. Cheaper than keeping a bull around! [/QUOTE]
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