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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1792907" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>RDFF, I agree with what you said - but I think he is looking at a 60 day breeding/calving season. That is very do-able 100% AI - IF, you observe your cattle at least 2x day. I generally walk thru my groups at lease 3-5 times a day.</p><p>The cheapest (and actually very good) sync program is:</p><p>Breed on observed heat for 5 days. GNRH (Lute) everything that has not cycled. "IF" your cattle are cycling, they should respond to the shot. I am a strong believer in using TOOLS - like I paint their tailhead AND put a scratch tag on them (Estrotec). But, these are tools. If there isn't any other sign - perky, discharge, swollen vulva - I just mark it down and watch in 18-24 days - or wait a week and Lutalyse them. My semen is mostly $50 (up to $200) - don't want to put it in a non-cycling cow. If you have 1 or several in heat at one time, they will "rape" jump other cows and mess up the "tools".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1792907, member: 968"] RDFF, I agree with what you said - but I think he is looking at a 60 day breeding/calving season. That is very do-able 100% AI - IF, you observe your cattle at least 2x day. I generally walk thru my groups at lease 3-5 times a day. The cheapest (and actually very good) sync program is: Breed on observed heat for 5 days. GNRH (Lute) everything that has not cycled. "IF" your cattle are cycling, they should respond to the shot. I am a strong believer in using TOOLS - like I paint their tailhead AND put a scratch tag on them (Estrotec). But, these are tools. If there isn't any other sign - perky, discharge, swollen vulva - I just mark it down and watch in 18-24 days - or wait a week and Lutalyse them. My semen is mostly $50 (up to $200) - don't want to put it in a non-cycling cow. If you have 1 or several in heat at one time, they will "rape" jump other cows and mess up the "tools". [/QUOTE]
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