Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Artificial Insemination (AI) for Cattle
Recips?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="greatgerts" data-source="post: 1359406" data-attributes="member: 181"><p>I have been looking around the last few weeks for a handful of recip cows to continue our ET program. I could use the recips from the ET facility, but they are anywhere from $2800-$3500 each (cattle prices now make this scary). I have come across some Jersey cows for a VERY reasonable price, but my concern has been them producing too much milk for the calves and then getting mastitis or some other issue. Being a beef cattle guy, having dairy cows would be new to me and I would want it to go as smooth as possible. SO I guess I have 2 questions: 1). How would I keep the cow from the issues that could arise from producing more than one calf would need? 2). Do you think this option for recips would be a good one? The price on these is $700 for open non-lactating cows- I really would need to know WHY they are both open and not lactating; $900 for bred non-lactating cows- they are due this fall; or $1600 for bred lactating cows. </p><p></p><p>I know that I could always get a couple more calves for each cow to raise, but was trying to see other options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greatgerts, post: 1359406, member: 181"] I have been looking around the last few weeks for a handful of recip cows to continue our ET program. I could use the recips from the ET facility, but they are anywhere from $2800-$3500 each (cattle prices now make this scary). I have come across some Jersey cows for a VERY reasonable price, but my concern has been them producing too much milk for the calves and then getting mastitis or some other issue. Being a beef cattle guy, having dairy cows would be new to me and I would want it to go as smooth as possible. SO I guess I have 2 questions: 1). How would I keep the cow from the issues that could arise from producing more than one calf would need? 2). Do you think this option for recips would be a good one? The price on these is $700 for open non-lactating cows- I really would need to know WHY they are both open and not lactating; $900 for bred non-lactating cows- they are due this fall; or $1600 for bred lactating cows. I know that I could always get a couple more calves for each cow to raise, but was trying to see other options. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Artificial Insemination (AI) for Cattle
Recips?
Top