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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 63256" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Granted I'm a new comer to AI, only been doing it 100% since the late 60's, but what's with the "sleepless nights checking for standing heat"?</p><p>I heat check for about 1/2 an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. We don;t synch., we just breed them as the come.</p><p>Rather then hiring a tech., go to a good AI school and learn to do it yourself. </p><p>Barring that, a local large animal vet ro a a technician can/should be able to owrk you in as they come into heat. If you have to pay a farm call each time it gets pricey. For a synch protocol there are a bunch of different ones, most run around 60%-70% first service conceptions. That's far poorer then a natural heat. If you're going to end up keeping a clean up bull, you've pretty much shot any possible savings from AI. If you have a concern with inbreeding, just get a good bull that isn't related to any of your animals and let him have at it. If he's a virgin bull have him at the minimum given a BSE, if he's been used anywhere before, a BSE and a solid health check for STDs at a minimum.</p><p></p><p>dun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 63256, member: 34"] Granted I'm a new comer to AI, only been doing it 100% since the late 60's, but what's with the "sleepless nights checking for standing heat"? I heat check for about 1/2 an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. We don;t synch., we just breed them as the come. Rather then hiring a tech., go to a good AI school and learn to do it yourself. Barring that, a local large animal vet ro a a technician can/should be able to owrk you in as they come into heat. If you have to pay a farm call each time it gets pricey. For a synch protocol there are a bunch of different ones, most run around 60%-70% first service conceptions. That's far poorer then a natural heat. If you're going to end up keeping a clean up bull, you've pretty much shot any possible savings from AI. If you have a concern with inbreeding, just get a good bull that isn't related to any of your animals and let him have at it. If he's a virgin bull have him at the minimum given a BSE, if he's been used anywhere before, a BSE and a solid health check for STDs at a minimum. dun [/QUOTE]
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