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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 745990" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>What you did not talk about that i think would be factors are.</p><p></p><p>what are the goals for your herd?</p><p>Are you registered or commercial?</p><p>what is the marketing plan for the calves?</p><p>Are you or do you have access to, a good AI technician.</p><p>Are you planning on building your herd or maintaining and marketing the calves?</p><p></p><p>I can do along discussion on each of these.</p><p>better that you do the discussion with yourself.</p><p></p><p>those answers will guide you to where you need to go.</p><p></p><p>Unlike previous posters, we have had excellent results with synchrony and the new protocols are getting better.</p><p></p><p>We have used AI because we could use genetics we could not afford to buy otherwise and we could use a variety of genetics in a single season. My standard practice for years was to buy semen on each of three proven bulls that appealled to me and ten units of a young bull that looked promising and then mate those bulls to my cows trying to match up what the bulls offered to the needs and strengths of my cows.</p><p></p><p>My son is in the throes of this discussion with his Farm Owner boss and has demonstrated that he synced and bred bred fifty cows cheaper, and with good conceptions, than the cost of the purchased bull who turned out to miss a lot of his twenty five cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 745990, member: 6543"] What you did not talk about that i think would be factors are. what are the goals for your herd? Are you registered or commercial? what is the marketing plan for the calves? Are you or do you have access to, a good AI technician. Are you planning on building your herd or maintaining and marketing the calves? I can do along discussion on each of these. better that you do the discussion with yourself. those answers will guide you to where you need to go. Unlike previous posters, we have had excellent results with synchrony and the new protocols are getting better. We have used AI because we could use genetics we could not afford to buy otherwise and we could use a variety of genetics in a single season. My standard practice for years was to buy semen on each of three proven bulls that appealled to me and ten units of a young bull that looked promising and then mate those bulls to my cows trying to match up what the bulls offered to the needs and strengths of my cows. My son is in the throes of this discussion with his Farm Owner boss and has demonstrated that he synced and bred bred fifty cows cheaper, and with good conceptions, than the cost of the purchased bull who turned out to miss a lot of his twenty five cows. [/QUOTE]
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