Re: Would like advice please regarding artifical insemination

[Guest]

Hi,

I have today had a heifer artificially inseminated with the semen of her sire, in error. What is your advice about what to do with her?
Is there a chance that she will give birth to a normal calf?

 

[sticky]

If she holds it'll be fine, imo.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Apparently it’s line breeding...

 

[shearerlad]

Apparently it’s line breeding...

If it’s planned it’s called line breeding, unplanned it’s called inbreeding.
IMO your heifer and her calf will be fine

 

[Guest]

I didn't realise what I had done until I saw on the heifer's BCMS records that she had been sired by the same bull as I had her artificially inseminated today. She is actually a half bred Angus.

 

[som farmer]

went to a dairy sale, 3 generations of female, all sired by 1 bull ! They looked fine. Another dairy farmer stopped milking, sold the best, kept the rest as sucklers, aa/jer bull, home bred, 12 yrs down the line, with no new blood, or castration, or sales, there were some very strange cattle running around, calf deaths were very high, he got himself into a place, he couldn't find his way out. We all helped, and got it sorted, but...

 

[Woolless]

That's a timely reminder. Worth double checking the passport if you don't know for sure. I'm sure more folk than you would think have made the same mistake.

 

[RMSLLOYD]

Probably wont hold

 

[unlacedgecko]

went to a dairy sale, 3 generations of female, all sired by 1 bull ! They looked fine. Another dairy farmer stopped milking, sold the best, kept the rest as sucklers, aa/jer bull, home bred, 12 yrs down the line, with no new blood, or castration, or sales, there were some very strange cattle running around, calf deaths were very high, he got himself into a place, he couldn't find his way out. We all helped, and got it sorted, but...

12 years with no sales?!

 

[som farmer]

12 years with no sales?!

down a 1 mile track, then farm going back from there, no one could see them, he didn't say anything, when he did, we acted. Certainly 50 % calf deaths, all he had to do, was say something, but I suppose you get past a stage, of asking.
He won't be the last. Farmings a lonely old life.

 

[unlacedgecko]

down a 1 mile track, then farm going back from there, no one could see them, he didn't say anything, when he did, we acted. Certainly 50 % calf deaths, all he had to do, was say something, but I suppose you get past a stage, of asking.
He won't be the last. Farmings a lonely old life.

That's terribly sad. Well done to you and your community for helping out and resolving the situation.

 

[roscoe erf]

it will taste the same

 

[Ysgythan]

Hi,

I have today had a heifer artificially inseminated with the semen of her sire, in error. What is your advice about what to do with her?
Is there a chance that she will give birth to a normal calf?

don’t panic. On a one off it’s fine. Wouldn’t recommend doing numbers that way.

 

[Tim G]

Probably wont hold

I bet if only one does, it will be that one!

 

[AGN76]

I bet if only one does, it will be that one!

Sods law! Though there is no reason why it won't hold any less than anything else.

 

[ImLost]

went to a dairy sale, 3 generations of female, all sired by 1 bull ! They looked fine. Another dairy farmer stopped milking, sold the best, kept the rest as sucklers, aa/jer bull, home bred, 12 yrs down the line, with no new blood, or castration, or sales, there were some very strange cattle running around, calf deaths were very high, he got himself into a place, he couldn't find his way out. We all helped, and got it sorted, but...

Strange cattle in what way? visibly strange, or strange behaviour??

 

[som farmer]

behavior, wild, but hardly ever handled, great twisted horns, some quite impressive, but mainly colours and shapes, with some funny looking female backends, not that many cows/hfrs actually got incalf, come the end, biggest 1/2 of what did, calves didn't live, so effect there.

 

[Johngee]

don’t panic. On a one off it’s fine. Wouldn’t recommend doing numbers that way.

I agree, we’ve had the odd heifer caught by her father and the calves have been fine. Perhaps they didn’t grow quite so well but not too bad. Also the one time we kept one on as a cow her fertility was poorer than the rest, taking longer to get back in calf.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, appreciate the replies. I hope she'll be allright.

 

[Hesstondriver]

If it works it’s called line breeding, if it dosent it’s called inbreeding.
IMO your heifer and her calf will be fine

edited it for you ? ? ?