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Regarding donor cows, who has experience in harvesting eggs
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<blockquote data-quote="6M Ranch" data-source="post: 459969" data-attributes="member: 2324"><p>Embryos are a very expensive way to start a herd. Average success rate frozen, 50%. Fresh will increase the odds to about 60%. Lets use average Angus for an example. Three grade 1 embryos, seller guarantees one pregnancy. Cost $1500. Finding recip herd, average cost to buy back your calf at weaning, $900. Pay someone to implant, sometimes included if the same person has the recip herd, $100. Implant three embryos, worst case, get one pregnancy, $2700 to get one calf. Very possible worst case, calf is an average bull, who you steer and sell to the sale barn for $800. Been there, done that. Bigger name matings, price goes way up from there. Take your $2700 and buy a good heifer or cow, until you have the experience and money to gamble on embryos. I think embryos can be a part of an operation, but not 100%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6M Ranch, post: 459969, member: 2324"] Embryos are a very expensive way to start a herd. Average success rate frozen, 50%. Fresh will increase the odds to about 60%. Lets use average Angus for an example. Three grade 1 embryos, seller guarantees one pregnancy. Cost $1500. Finding recip herd, average cost to buy back your calf at weaning, $900. Pay someone to implant, sometimes included if the same person has the recip herd, $100. Implant three embryos, worst case, get one pregnancy, $2700 to get one calf. Very possible worst case, calf is an average bull, who you steer and sell to the sale barn for $800. Been there, done that. Bigger name matings, price goes way up from there. Take your $2700 and buy a good heifer or cow, until you have the experience and money to gamble on embryos. I think embryos can be a part of an operation, but not 100%. [/QUOTE]
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