DIY AI and buying semen

[Will Blackburn]

How big? Enough to cause problems or just on the slightly larger side? I would only be using him on cows and not heifers but obviously don't want wrecked cows thanks

We had about a dozen calves and they were long and big boned. We normally use easy calving Angus on heifers and easy calving blues on cows, and in comparison the short gestation bulls lacked sophistication. It may seem an odd description, but to be useful, a bull has to pull together a lot different characteristics.

 

[muleman]

If heifers were observed on heat at 12 noon today would they be still good to be ai'd tmrw morning or would that be too late?

 

[Porkchops57]

If heifers were observed on heat at 12 noon today would they be still good to be ai'd tmrw morning or would that be too late?

too late. heifers serve on sight. cows AM & PM service the rule of thumb.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

If heifers were observed on heat at 12 noon today would they be still good to be ai'd tmrw morning or would that be too late?

I would say try it. It won’t get in calf without semen.

 

[Kiss]

too late. heifers serve on sight. cows AM & PM service the rule of thumb.

They’ll be fine, that’s when we would serve her, How do you think ai tech work they only visit once a day,

 

[Porkchops57]

They’ll be fine, that’s when we would serve her, How do you think ai tech work they only visit once a day,

that's why people do DIY AI!

 

[muleman]

They’ll be fine, that’s when we would serve her, How do you think ai tech work they only visit once a day,

Mines for the Ai technician, have to let him know by 9 am....looked this morning and saw nothing,(maybe didnt look hard enough) by 12 noon 2 were mad a bulling, still mad a bulling tnite, just wondering whether its worth bothering tmrw.

 

[Purli R]

Mines for the Ai technician, have to let him know by 9 am....looked this morning and saw nothing,(maybe didnt look hard enough) by 12 noon 2 were mad a bulling, still mad a bulling tnite, just wondering whether its worth bothering tmrw.

Aye, theyll be fine in the AM,better later than sooner.

 

[In the pit]

I’ve served everything like that
Ai tech in at 10 am and everything bulling after that gets served 10 am following morning

 

[Porkchops57]

If heifers were observed on heat at 12 noon today would they be still good to be ai'd tmrw morning or would that be too late?

did they hold?

 

[muleman]

did they hold?

Yes as far as i can tell they seem to have held.
The ai technician thought they seemed fine to do.
Werent a id till 28 hours after first observed on heat.