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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1646449" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>If you just want to know bred or not, I think the Biopyrn blood test is the way to go. Low cost, accurate, easy to do, safe for the pregnancy. Just need to pull the blood, fill out some paperwork, mail the samples and wait for the quick turnaround. Just need to follow the time rules - minimum of 28 days after breeding and 73 days after calving. Palpation is more subjective - it's about what you feel. Blood test is yes or no. Very accurate on those that test as open (99%+). Little chance that you would incorrectly cull an open cow based on a false open test. About 95% correct on the cows that test as bred. Can retest in 60 days if you want to be more accurate on the false positives (confirmed bred). 95% is probably more accurate that palpation.</p><p></p><p>My daughter is a vet. A local farmer asked her to preg check his cows. <strong>She recommended the Biopryn blood test</strong>. He did not want that. Wanted them palpated. Made an appointment for a Saturday morning. She has a mixed animal practice and did not make any small animal appointments for that Saturday. On Friday, he calls to reschedule. Has something else going on. No other appointments for that Saturday. Same thing happens for the rescheduled appointment. Third time is the charm. Shows up and he does not have the cattle penned. She helps him chase cows. Had poor handling facilities and very slow getting the cows into the alleyway - takes him a long time using the shouting and arm waving approach. She charges for her time. He is upset with the cost. Says he will get someone to do the Biopryn blood test next time. Can't afford the vet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1646449, member: 40418"] If you just want to know bred or not, I think the Biopyrn blood test is the way to go. Low cost, accurate, easy to do, safe for the pregnancy. Just need to pull the blood, fill out some paperwork, mail the samples and wait for the quick turnaround. Just need to follow the time rules - minimum of 28 days after breeding and 73 days after calving. Palpation is more subjective - it's about what you feel. Blood test is yes or no. Very accurate on those that test as open (99%+). Little chance that you would incorrectly cull an open cow based on a false open test. About 95% correct on the cows that test as bred. Can retest in 60 days if you want to be more accurate on the false positives (confirmed bred). 95% is probably more accurate that palpation. My daughter is a vet. A local farmer asked her to preg check his cows. [B]She recommended the Biopryn blood test[/B]. He did not want that. Wanted them palpated. Made an appointment for a Saturday morning. She has a mixed animal practice and did not make any small animal appointments for that Saturday. On Friday, he calls to reschedule. Has something else going on. No other appointments for that Saturday. Same thing happens for the rescheduled appointment. Third time is the charm. Shows up and he does not have the cattle penned. She helps him chase cows. Had poor handling facilities and very slow getting the cows into the alleyway - takes him a long time using the shouting and arm waving approach. She charges for her time. He is upset with the cost. Says he will get someone to do the Biopryn blood test next time. Can't afford the vet. [/QUOTE]
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