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<blockquote data-quote="blackcowz" data-source="post: 755455" data-attributes="member: 8834"><p>Idaman, that's something you have to take up with Kit. You never know, if you've got some good old genetics that are really a good fit to the program, I wouldn't doubt that you might have a shot at getting into the deal. As for me and my breeding, the heifer I bred last night received 5cc of Lut on Wednesday, and I bred last night. Most folks I know, including Kit, will breed for a certain amount of time on more fertile natural heats and then give the unbred cows Lut to bring them in. I breed customer's cows with just a shot of Lut, and then breed what comes in. For our program, we'll A.I. over two natural heats and never poke a needle. However, as good as my Dad's herd sire is, we may drop back down to one natural heat and then kick them out with the bull when their next heat is getting close. Also, JHH, cows generally come in about 45 days post partum (parturition, the act of giving birth.) If you breed on that first heat, conception rates are usually a little lower than if you wait 21 days and breed after the reproductive system has had a little more time to heal and has been through one cycle already. It's pretty amazing how much healing a cow's repro system has to go through to get in shape to plant another egg in the uterus, so I prefer to spend money on good semen when the heat is more fertile. As far as time breeding, I've talked with a couple guys who have done it. If you're worried about % bred, timed breeding isn't a suggested option. The one guy said it was a complete wreck. Each cow is unique, so putting her on a hourly breeding schedule rarely works. For us, if they're in heat in the morning, breed 'em that night and vice versa. They'll come in on their own time, that much I've learned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackcowz, post: 755455, member: 8834"] Idaman, that's something you have to take up with Kit. You never know, if you've got some good old genetics that are really a good fit to the program, I wouldn't doubt that you might have a shot at getting into the deal. As for me and my breeding, the heifer I bred last night received 5cc of Lut on Wednesday, and I bred last night. Most folks I know, including Kit, will breed for a certain amount of time on more fertile natural heats and then give the unbred cows Lut to bring them in. I breed customer's cows with just a shot of Lut, and then breed what comes in. For our program, we'll A.I. over two natural heats and never poke a needle. However, as good as my Dad's herd sire is, we may drop back down to one natural heat and then kick them out with the bull when their next heat is getting close. Also, JHH, cows generally come in about 45 days post partum (parturition, the act of giving birth.) If you breed on that first heat, conception rates are usually a little lower than if you wait 21 days and breed after the reproductive system has had a little more time to heal and has been through one cycle already. It's pretty amazing how much healing a cow's repro system has to go through to get in shape to plant another egg in the uterus, so I prefer to spend money on good semen when the heat is more fertile. As far as time breeding, I've talked with a couple guys who have done it. If you're worried about % bred, timed breeding isn't a suggested option. The one guy said it was a complete wreck. Each cow is unique, so putting her on a hourly breeding schedule rarely works. For us, if they're in heat in the morning, breed 'em that night and vice versa. They'll come in on their own time, that much I've learned. [/QUOTE]
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