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Transparency and integrity are key I believe to a successful sale, not the sale average that gets published in the magazines.  When I was putting together the online sales for the Texas Maine Association here on Steerplanet, I would have each consigner set their base bids for their own...

The Fullblood Chi breeders may just need to start their own organization like the Fullblood Maine breeders did.  The Maines have a group called the Maine Traditionalist. http://www.kathrynsweb.com/portfolio%20pdfs/tradionalist1.pdf

Thank you for letting us know.  Prays go out to him.

There are just some cows that don't stick to A.I., and just have to be bull bred.  In your case, it sounds like something different.  Have you changed the genetics in your herd at all?  More clubby genetics in your cow base?  What bulls are are you using?  Who owns those bulls?

If you do just the one insemination, I would do it at 18-24 hour vs. 12 hours.  Studies have shown very little reduction in conception rates for once/day vs. twice/day breeding.  In general, I think people tend to breed too early rather than too late.  I've been guilty of it in the past too, and...

Best Genetic Decision - When the TH and PHA defects came about, we tested all of our cows, culled all carrier cows, and only used clean bulls from that point on.  Luckily, we only had 1 or 2 carrier cows, so it was not much impact to our operation. Best Non-Genetic Decision - Though still...

If you are not using expensive semen, I would just breed her at 12 and 24 hrs.  Losing another 21 days may cost more than the extra straw of semen is worth.

In some cases, the cattle's estrous cycle can go on "hold".  I've had cases where cattle have been synchronized, and instead of coming into head between days 2 and 5, some may start showing heat 6-7 days after the Lutalyse injection, after the weather improves.  Weather and environment have more...

There are a lot of differing opinions on when is the best time to move cattle after breeding, but one could say "never" is the the best time.  These time frames are very arbitrary.  It really depends on what kind of changes the cattle we be going through during the move.  Are they going to be...

That is an interesting idea.  Maybe creating a pool that concerned people of the cattle industry could put together, be it ranchers, packers, breed associations, etc.  A general pool could be established where proceeds could be divided between all Overall Champion and Reserve Champion Steers at...

I will sometimes breed cattle twice, 12 hours apart, when I have not seen a definitive standing heat to time my breeding off of.  Some cattle are just shy, and will only show secondary signs.  If the semen is reasonably priced, and I have extra units available, I will just breed them twice to...

There are a few reasons why associations will not set specific criteria for registrations.  1.  DIVERSITY - Genetic diversity is a good thing in any breed.  This diversity is what allows the same breed of cattle to be raised in lush green pastures of Iowa, to the mountains of Wyoming, to the...

We typically use ours twice.  We do make sure to always use new CIDR's in our donor cows when flushing, and we do not use those CIDR's a second time since they are in the cow longer than the normal 7 days.

In your situation with only 2 heifers, your best bet is to find someone that provides A.I. services.  Here in North Texas, we provide a service where the cattle are housed at our place for approximately 10-15 days, synchronized, heat checked, and A.I'd.  It's costs more, but it saves our...