OneFineAcre
Herd Master
@Wehner Homestead
When you get ready to try your goats, I have semen
It's a little tricky with goats.
When you get ready to try your goats, I have semen
It's a little tricky with goats.
So as a start, for heifers that are calving for the first time, we should look for a high # listed for CE with high accuracy %, correct?
After AI is done, how do you tell if the AI is successful or not?
@Wehner Homestead
When you get ready to try your goats, I have semen
It's a little tricky with goats.
I don't know why she said that or where she got that from?I discussed it a bit with SBC one day. She was telling me that it requires hormone injections and CIDRs. We’ve used those things when we tried to synchronize the cows but our conception rate was higher with standing heats.
Have y’all done goat AI? I knew you had a tank and semen but didn’t know if you’d taken the leap yet.
I discussed it a bit with SBC one day. She was telling me that it requires hormone injections and CIDRs. We’ve used those things when we tried to synchronize the cows but our conception rate was higher with standing heats.
Have y’all done goat AI? I knew you had a tank and semen but didn’t know if you’d taken the leap yet.
I don't know why she said that or where she got that from?
We have not AI'd any of our goats but Maurine has AI'd others with about an 80% success rate on natural heats
Edited
A very small sample
If you only do a few its easier to have more success than a larger group
With goats most are trying to outcross a nice buck with one of their own does to get a buck
You are on track for choosing a bull! Definitely have the right idea!
You wait 21 days to see if they cycle again. There is a blood test that can be done. We have always done the 21 day wait and see because you aren’t going to breed them again any sooner than that anyway. Give me a bit and I’ll find out how soon after AI that the blood test can be done.
I am all for AI, it's a great tool!@OneFineAcre @Goat Whisperer
I must’ve completely misunderstood something in the conversation. That’s highly possible considering there are always 2-3 kids clamoring for my attention on this end when I have any phone conversation.
I wouldn’t be against AI, just not sure I’m at that point in my dairy herd development yet.
I have found that I much prefer having Nigerian Dwarf bucks around versus bulls! That’s one of the reasons that we AI our Cattle is being able to match up sepecific traits that we do or don’t want without having ten bulls on the farm causing trouble for about 15 cows.
In fact, I’m up to 4 bucks. 2 are bucklings that I’m retaining from kidding this year. One will be used in my Mini program for sure. Waiting on a daughter of one of my older bucks to freshen to decide if he will be the other buck used in the Mini program or if it’ll be the other buckling.
DH and I discussed breeding our two Standard Lamancha does for a set of standard kids down the road with the intent to retain doelings. We would very likely AI for this as I wouldn’t want to buy a buck to use one year, especially a larger buck of breeding size that may or may not do well with my kids, other goats, dogs, etc.
Either way, I apologize for the confusion. It’s good to know that breeding on natural heat has a pretty high success rate. We actually have about 90% success rate on our natural heat AI for our cattle.
OFA- I’ll be sure to get in contact if/when we AI goats to gather input and purchase semen.
GW- If you ever get your bucks collected, I might be interested in some. I do have a tank so I can store it until I’m ready to use it. You know CeCe and Sparkle and will definitely be on my contact list for best buck to breed to when we look at doing a round of Standard kids down the road.