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Semen not freezing well?

Last post by Fire Sweep Ranch « Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:13 pm
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by NEFarmwife » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:26 pm

Why do we hear that bulls semen isn't freezing well? Obvious answer is, it just isn't. But why? What causes it?

If a bull is having a difficult time...
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Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:13 pm
Preg checked another bunch today

Last post by 76 Bar « Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:41 am
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by Dave » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:10 pm

Today we ran 146 cows through the chute. There was 23 opens. These cows were all bought as pairs out of Burns Oregon last spring. They included 60...
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Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:41 am
Linebreeding Info

Last post by Stocker Steve « Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:59 am
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by cotton1 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:38 pm

Hello all, I'm looking for info on linebreeding with regards to the information obtained by a inbreeding calculator. Some of you already know I have...
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Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:59 am
Working/calving barn

Last post by Allenw « Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:26 am
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by Till-Hill » Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:31 am

Looking at some portable barns. Seems like best option for me. Landlocked at home and have 4 acres fenced and a 20x38 open front with a 35×24' run...

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Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:26 am
Something to consider

Last post by Ebenezer « Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:16 pm
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by snoopdog » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:24 pm

This is an excerpt from an article I was reading this morning and it gave me thought, so I am sharing. What do you think? The beef industry has not...

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Last post by Ebenezer View the latest post
Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:16 pm
1 out of 7 Heifers Pregnant

Last post by Silver « Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:06 pm
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by dhayes105 » Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:21 pm

Hello... First post. First year with trying to get cows bred.

I bought 6 lim/red angus cross heifers and one baldie heifer as long yearlings about a...
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Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:06 pm
calving season starts

Last post by lithuanian farmer « Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:37 am
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by papavillars » Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:46 pm

calving season started early. brother went hog hunting this weekend and to put out bales of hay and noticed one cow ten acres away by herself. he...

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Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:37 am
Still born calf

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:10 am
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by CCCowman » Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:52 pm

Had a still born today. Wasn't due til March 23rd or so. Not a mark or anything on the calf. Looked perfectly normal. Weighed 40 lbs.

This is a...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley View the latest post
Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:10 am
Water Bag Hanging Out

Last post by T & B farms « Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:21 pm
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by Cibster » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:23 am

I have a cow that is due on 1/25. She is AI bred and no way she could have been bull bred earlier. 2 nights ago I was checking cows and saw her water...

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Last post by T & B farms View the latest post
Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:21 pm
Helped preg check

Last post by Lucky « Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:33 am
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by Dave » Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:24 pm

I helped the neighbor today. It was a real good crew. Everyone knew and did their job and things clicked. We ran 227 head through the chute in less...

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Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:33 am
Sac not breaking

Last post by TexasBred « Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:43 pm
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by Dirt Farmer » Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:44 pm

Last spring, my uncle had an older cow lose a calf because the amniotic sac didn’t break. I was wondering if this is more prevalent in older cattle,...
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Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:43 pm
Mating age? I want to go early

Last post by bird dog « Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:49 pm
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by OzssieDave19 » Tue Jan 01, 2019 2:19 am

Hi Gang,

There really is a wealth of knowledge on this board. Last year I sold off cows and weaned calves at 7 months and kept them on. Cows are now...

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Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:49 pm
Birth weights

Last post by Ebenezer « Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:29 pm
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by dbirdsong » Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:02 pm

Has there been any research done about environmental affects on birth weights? I have had this group of cows for a while and most years my calves...

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Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:29 pm
Line Breeders: Would You?

Last post by Davemk « Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:58 pm
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by slick4591 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:41 pm

I'm trying to decide my next move with this girl. I really like the Monster genetics as he is old school and dominated for a couple of years, and he...

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Last post by Davemk View the latest post
Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:58 pm
Calving Clues

Last post by Brookhill Angus « Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:38 pm
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by NEFarmwife » Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:48 am

Spent the better part past 2am waking every hour and panning the barn for calving heifers. We’ve had pretty good luck so far and I know I personally...

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Last post by Brookhill Angus View the latest post
Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:38 pm
Premature

Last post by bird dog « Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:56 am
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by dbirdsong » Sat Dec 29, 2018 7:40 pm

I have a nine year old cow that started losing weight a few months ago. She looks sickly and alway seems to be drooling. A couple nights ago she had...

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Last post by bird dog View the latest post
Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:56 am
Help! Heifer not settling when bred

Last post by Caustic Burno « Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:12 pm
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by TwoByrdsMG » Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:27 pm

I have an April 2017 heifer that we have Ai'd once and had with the bull for two cycles.

She has short cycled (16-17 days) after each breeding.

She...

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Last post by Caustic Burno View the latest post
Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:12 pm
Mature cows suddenly have no milk

Last post by Supa Dexta « Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:29 am
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by Cathy78 » Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:26 pm

I’m in Virginia and we’ve had a royally wet year but cattle all were doing ok till I had a 6 yr old cow calf out normally on 10/29, I noticed on...

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Last post by Supa Dexta View the latest post
Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:29 am
Who's the sire?

Last post by Backbone Ranch « Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:19 pm
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by Backbone Ranch » Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:31 pm

We recently had a bull calf hit the ground that has stumped us. We AIed this cow to a dark Murray Grey bull, MCC Trigger's Champion, last year. We...
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Last post by Backbone Ranch View the latest post
Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:19 pm
Twinning...

Last post by NEFarmwife « Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:11 pm
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by bpwagner115 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:39 am

Had a set of dead twins last night, both were in normal calving position and trying to come through birth canal at the same time. Reached in and...

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Last post by NEFarmwife View the latest post
Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:11 pm
Collecting on an older bull

Last post by NEFarmwife « Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:24 pm
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by deeredriver » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:23 pm

I have an 11 year old Murray Grey bull that I would like to have semen collected from. Here is my question- Does anyone have any knowledge on what...
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Last post by NEFarmwife View the latest post
Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:24 pm
2019 Calving has begun...

Last post by NEFarmwife « Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:06 pm
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by NEFarmwife » Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:05 pm

Got our heifers home (a handful more to haul tomorrow) since they’re due January 4th.

Today, had our first calf. 26 days early but doing well. We...

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Last post by NEFarmwife View the latest post
Sun Dec 23, 2018 2:06 pm
Slow Bull ?

Last post by T & B farms « Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:40 am
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by Stocker Steve » Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:32 pm

Have a 7 year old bull that was very active and settled 47 cows this summer. He is still with them, but is not moving much now and has lost some...

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Last post by T & B farms View the latest post
Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:40 am
Newbie Question - Jersey & HoJo heifer milk production

Last post by FaddyCow « Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:39 am
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by FaddyCow » Sun Dec 09, 2018 11:54 am

So I just bought my first Jersey and Jersey/Holstein cross heifers and they are due to calve the end of February or first of March. My...

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Last post by FaddyCow View the latest post
Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:39 am
Stacking low birth weight genetics

Last post by Nesikep « Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:14 am
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by gizmom » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:02 pm

I didn’t want to hijack a thread but thought this was worth discussion. How many folks always use low bw bulls? Several years ago we started having...
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Last post by Nesikep View the latest post
Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:14 am
Cow too busy wanting to stay with herd and not worried about her calf...

Last post by machslammer « Sun Dec 16, 2018 5:45 pm
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by machslammer » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:43 pm

What's the deal with a cow that is more worried about what the herd is doing vs her newborn calf. Calf was weak when I found it today.. She comes to...

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Last post by machslammer View the latest post
Sun Dec 16, 2018 5:45 pm
Herd bull selection time

Last post by gizmom « Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:32 pm
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by gizmom » Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:10 pm

We finished weighing and measuring our yearling bulls today. Got all of them vaccinations freeze branded weighed and scrotal measurements. I now need...
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Last post by gizmom View the latest post
Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:32 pm
Bull selection

Last post by Ebenezer « Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:59 am
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by wbvs58 » Fri Dec 14, 2018 5:12 am

Where I am it is primarily a breeding area where calves are weaned straight into the saleyards in autumn and are bought by backgrounders to get to...

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Last post by Ebenezer View the latest post
Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:59 am
Bull steadily after cows who were palpated bred

Last post by bird dog « Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:58 pm
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by DCA farm » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:13 pm

Hello
Turned a new young bull loose on some cows yesterday and I watched him get after 1 that I know was palpated 2 months ago 3 months bred any of...

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Last post by bird dog View the latest post
Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:58 pm
Weaning naturally

Last post by Katpau « Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:22 pm
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by scheff » Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:42 am

Hi,
Anyone leave it up to the cow on when to wean the calf? Certainly not my plan, just curious if a cow would eventually wean the calf in time for...
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Last post by Katpau View the latest post
Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:22 pm

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