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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1291367" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>Our cost is under or around $75 per cow per AI cycle. This includes the semen (usually $30 or so); AI tech; meds for a timed AI (CIDRs, which are a bit pricey; cystorelin; Lutalyse), and a bit left over for an extra person to help with getting them up in the chute.</p><p>I don't think (as Ram does) that by using a tech, we are giving up management of our operation. We tell him when we want him to come and he's here, does his job effectively, and is willing to let us pick his brain. A few times, one or more have not "caught" and come back into natural heat. We will call him out on short notice to re-breed then; once, he was here within an hour. For what he gets paid, versus the costs of the class (and given our small herd), it's a no-brainer. I may eventually take the class just because I would like to learn, and it would give us a bit more flexibility with work schedules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1291367, member: 20599"] Our cost is under or around $75 per cow per AI cycle. This includes the semen (usually $30 or so); AI tech; meds for a timed AI (CIDRs, which are a bit pricey; cystorelin; Lutalyse), and a bit left over for an extra person to help with getting them up in the chute. I don't think (as Ram does) that by using a tech, we are giving up management of our operation. We tell him when we want him to come and he's here, does his job effectively, and is willing to let us pick his brain. A few times, one or more have not "caught" and come back into natural heat. We will call him out on short notice to re-breed then; once, he was here within an hour. For what he gets paid, versus the costs of the class (and given our small herd), it's a no-brainer. I may eventually take the class just because I would like to learn, and it would give us a bit more flexibility with work schedules. [/QUOTE]
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