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<blockquote data-quote="alabama" data-source="post: 192991" data-attributes="member: 2218"><p>Ai is great for using the best bulls at a reasonable cost. However, you will still need a bull. The most important thing in raising cattle is a live calf from every cow every year. </p><p>Go to a class and learn to do your own AI. But keep your cows in a confined breeding season by running in a clean up bull. </p><p>If your only reason to AI your cattle is to save the cost of a bull, forget it. With that said, you may be able to use a lesser bull for your cleanup and save some cost on the purchase cost of the bull but you won't be able to keep his heifers. </p><p>The best is a good AI program and a good cleanup bull. </p><p>I have a good friend with a few cows. We help each other with various farm chores. We AI his cows when we can, but I just loan him a bull for a month or so to make sure we have them bred. He keeps the cattle fed while the bull is on loan to him so I have no lose and it works out good for us both. This may be a better way for you if you don't mind helping some of the locals with thire cattle.</p><p>You can also rent a bull form a local breeder for a small fee. You may offer him $50 or $100 for the use of a good bull for 2 or 3 months. And if you keep, the critter fed and in good shape, he may just loan him to you the next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alabama, post: 192991, member: 2218"] Ai is great for using the best bulls at a reasonable cost. However, you will still need a bull. The most important thing in raising cattle is a live calf from every cow every year. Go to a class and learn to do your own AI. But keep your cows in a confined breeding season by running in a clean up bull. If your only reason to AI your cattle is to save the cost of a bull, forget it. With that said, you may be able to use a lesser bull for your cleanup and save some cost on the purchase cost of the bull but you won’t be able to keep his heifers. The best is a good AI program and a good cleanup bull. I have a good friend with a few cows. We help each other with various farm chores. We AI his cows when we can, but I just loan him a bull for a month or so to make sure we have them bred. He keeps the cattle fed while the bull is on loan to him so I have no lose and it works out good for us both. This may be a better way for you if you don’t mind helping some of the locals with thire cattle. You can also rent a bull form a local breeder for a small fee. You may offer him $50 or $100 for the use of a good bull for 2 or 3 months. And if you keep, the critter fed and in good shape, he may just loan him to you the next year. [/QUOTE]
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