Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: OT cow talk
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by John on January 31, 2004 at 09:55:30 from (68.222.1.120):
In Reply to: OT cow talk posted by mobob on January 31, 2004 at 06:13:56:
Well I raise a few Holstein heifers from birth to freshing from time to time. I use AI only because like you the cost and "HANDLING" of a bull is more than AI. You will need a head gate or some means of holding the cows to AI. The hardest part of AI is watching your cows to see when they are in heat but with the new drugs it makes it a lot eaiser. It is not worth the trouble of training and keeping the needed equiptment to do it yourself for 6 cows, just pay a AI person to do it for you. The Vet can usually tell you of one in your area. While you can only get proven registered stock through AI it is not that bad. I pay $35.00 and up per cow/visit. If I use drugs to synchronize all coming into heat at the same time The cost is lower per cow as only one trip is needed. This proven stock will greatly increase the genetics of your herd as you will be able to afford a lot better stock with AI verses buying a bull. As far as renting a bull that is very hard in my area. You have to know someone very well to chance your bull getting sick from some one else's cows. New cows should be quarantined on a new farm to stop the spread of disease onto your farm. If you need to know anything else about AI or the synchronizing drugs just ask as I will be happy to help. John
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
A Cautionary Tale - by Ian Minshull. In the early 1950s my father bought an Allis Chalmers B and I used it for all the row crop work with the mangolds and potatoes, rolling and the haymaking on our farm. The farm and the Allis were sold and I have spent a lifetime working on farms throughout the country. I promised myself that one day I would own an Allis. That time event
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2025 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|