Actual data like birth, weaning and yearling weights should also be reviewed depending on the specific goals of your operation. Bulls can be sorted and evaluated on their expected progeny differences (EPDs), indexes and accuracies from everything including calving ease and maternal traits to growth, feed conversion and carcass traits. Instead of spending $5,000 or more on one bull that will only cover a handful of cows, you can spend $15 to $50 on a straw of semen on a bull that will add the genetic merit that you are looking for to a particular cow or heifer. Perhaps the greatest advantage of using A.I., is the chance to use multiple sires without buying multiple bulls. is a great tool to advance the genetic merit of your herd, while shortening your calving window and therefore, reducing labor costs on your operation during and post-calving. in the 1930s, and advancements in the genetic technology have been made every decade since then. In fact, the first dairy cows in the United States were bred via A.I. Artificial insemination is not a new technology for those in the cattle business.
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