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Feeding heifers and cows in the same shed
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<blockquote data-quote="Rossymons" data-source="post: 7372765" data-attributes="member: 46510"><p>I would have no issue with synch programmes and using sexed semen.Making sure the protocols are correct and followed exactly are so important. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure I agree with serving them 2 days consecutively as a matter of course. Why should you need to unless they have an absolute barn stormer of a heat the next day? </p><p></p><p>One of my guys is serving all his heifers to a synch programme in bunches spread out through the year. Heifers come in and have a collar on before going straight on to a synch. All repeats are caught on the collars and served. About 42 days after coming in they're back out again with the bull with all of them having at least one service to sexed. Another batch comes in. Results are encouraging, farmer is turning over a good number of heifers and heifer management is a lot easier than having a big mob that drags on.</p><p></p><p>It's easy to let heifers slip because of age or size but you've got what you've got. If facilities or management is compromised for whatever reason I would look at synching. YOU WANT THEM IN CALF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rossymons, post: 7372765, member: 46510"] I would have no issue with synch programmes and using sexed semen.Making sure the protocols are correct and followed exactly are so important. I'm not sure I agree with serving them 2 days consecutively as a matter of course. Why should you need to unless they have an absolute barn stormer of a heat the next day? One of my guys is serving all his heifers to a synch programme in bunches spread out through the year. Heifers come in and have a collar on before going straight on to a synch. All repeats are caught on the collars and served. About 42 days after coming in they're back out again with the bull with all of them having at least one service to sexed. Another batch comes in. Results are encouraging, farmer is turning over a good number of heifers and heifer management is a lot easier than having a big mob that drags on. It's easy to let heifers slip because of age or size but you've got what you've got. If facilities or management is compromised for whatever reason I would look at synching. YOU WANT THEM IN CALF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. [/QUOTE]
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