novatech
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I agree. I think the article is giving the percentage as a general rule. There are exceptions to the general rule. Dun has literally trained his cattle to expect AI. Most probably don't know any better. Secondly he is completely confident in what he is doing. No messing around, just getting the job done. The cattle are calm and relaxed. The odds improve greatly. On the other hand take a bunch of cows that don't know the routine and an AI tech just as bad your odds will go down.TexasBred":2g6nn2i3 said:I know bse...no offense at all....and yes it is very time consuming...but dairy cattle (especially lactating) are harder to get "stuck" as well due to the intense outside pressures put on them by us so to me that makes the "first lady" even better. ;-) Heifers...sometimes it seems you can just sling the stuff in the general direction and they "stick".bse":2g6nn2i3 said:TexasBred hope you didnt take that as i was doubting you not the case dairy does make it easier just saying job well done with either. I try not to doubt what anybody says abot A.I. work lots of different variables out there.
The other thing is breed. Dairy cows as stated above have their problems. Brahmans definitely have theirs. European cattle seem to be a little easier.
The first thing you have to realize is that they are women and should be treated as such.
I forgot to mention that there is a big diference between AI'ing a large of group of commercal cattle and AI'ing a small herd. In a small herd you get to know the cattle on an individual basis. In the large commercial herds they are just another cow.