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[Durry cows]

anyone scanning cows themselves? What makes are you using? Looked at easi scan and I scan, they’re not cheap...any used ones about too? Cheers

 

[Beef farmer]

If shes mt youd probably use a sync programme to help her out, so need the vet to visit.....

 

[Durry cows]

If shes mt youd probably use a sync programme to help her out, so need the vet to visit.....

Done scanning course with a mate, thinking scan the positive ones....not a quick pay back I know

 

[cattow]

Done scanning course with a mate, thinking scan the positive ones....not a quick pay back I know

Doesn't the mate borrow things off you ?

 

[Durry cows]

Doesn't the mate borrow things off you ?

 

[early riser]

anyone scanning cows themselves? What makes are you using? Looked at easi scan and I scan, they’re not cheap...any used ones about too? Cheers

What sort of cost out of interest?

 

[buffalo_soldier]

There was a bit of a chat about this back in the day, I will see if I can find the thread in a minute.

Ultimately I decided it was too dear for me.
It's not the cows that go PNC to pd+ that take the time, so the saving is even less than you think.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Here it is.

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...ing-training-for-farmers-this-december.34713/

 

[lazy farmer]

how much does a machine cost ? Pding here costs a £1 a cow.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

how much does a machine cost ? Pding here costs a £1 a cow.

£2kish for a static machine right up to £5kish for the goggle type.
When I looked at it.

 

[Durry cows]

how much does a machine cost ? Pding here costs a £1 a cow.

300 cows 1 days work?

 

[lazy farmer]

300 cows 1 days work?

2 hrs work during afternoon milking 275cows

 

[Beef farmer]

300 cows 1 days work?

Nice and relaxing working for you.

 

[Durry cows]

2 hrs work during afternoon milking 275cows

Not bad money is it!

 

[lazy farmer]

Vet charges £125 per hr

 

[Whitewalker]

Stick your arm up 50 cows in a go and see how the elbow and shoulder feels. Cheap vet work at the price. Plus it’s the knowledge of getting the empty cow in calf not finding the in calf cows that’s the key .

 

[pappuller]

Not bad money is it!

Be a v good lady scanner not too far from you ?

 

[zyklon]

Two years on from when this thread started, has anyone actually bought a scanner? I am looking to buy one. Costing a fortune getting someone to do it.

I want to be able to go out to the sheds and check an animal whenever I feel like it. We AI all the cattle.

What do you recommend and where can one purchase.

Thanks

 

[Grassman247]

Two years on from when this thread started, has anyone actually bought a scanner? I am looking to buy one. Costing a fortune getting someone to do it.

I want to be able to go out to the sheds and check an animal whenever I feel like it. We AI all the cattle.

What do you recommend and where can one purchase.

Thanks

Just had a quote from easi scan for the remote goggles and there new system, it was 8k, we scan 1500 animals a year and when we sat down and thought about it was easier just to get the vet to do it.

we are doing all our own sync work now and using less anti biotics but if we don’t give the vets some work then we will struggle to get a good one when we need one

 

[zyklon]

Problem we have is we calve all year round so no batch calving and cattle are AI’d in a daily/weekly basis. We need to to be scanning every few weeks.