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<blockquote data-quote="RMCDUFFEE" data-source="post: 1201417" data-attributes="member: 23259"><p>Although I don't think I would personally go the ET route, if I were to do it I would look for some Holstein cows that have been culled for low milk production. These are usually sold at slaughter prices and can usually be sold after they have served their purpose at or near the same price you paid for them. That may be a more economical route for ET cows? </p><p></p><p>There are bred cows and bred heifers available that have known pedigrees and have been AId or pasture bred to quality sires. That would be my choice. They may be more expensive in the short run but they can be AI'd back to the same sire or different sire depending on the quality of the calf crop after the first year. They will also have lots of years to have calves and recoup the inital investment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RMCDUFFEE, post: 1201417, member: 23259"] Although I don't think I would personally go the ET route, if I were to do it I would look for some Holstein cows that have been culled for low milk production. These are usually sold at slaughter prices and can usually be sold after they have served their purpose at or near the same price you paid for them. That may be a more economical route for ET cows? There are bred cows and bred heifers available that have known pedigrees and have been AId or pasture bred to quality sires. That would be my choice. They may be more expensive in the short run but they can be AI'd back to the same sire or different sire depending on the quality of the calf crop after the first year. They will also have lots of years to have calves and recoup the inital investment. [/QUOTE]
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