Getting the most out of your reproduction program is vital in today’s cattle industry. Recently developed synchronization systems for cows and heifers are more reliable, more productive and more profitable than ever before. Synchronizing cattle reduces costs, saves labor and adds value to both your breeding animals and the calves you produce, generating rewards that mean greater profit potential.

Beef Synchronization programs get a high percentage of pregnancies in the 1st week of the breeding season resulting in:

lncreased Pregnancy Rates

– By increasing the potential number of heats during the breeding season.

– lnduces a fertile estrus in many anestrous cows.

– More days postpartum when the next breeding season begins.

lncreased Weaning Weights

– earlier-bom calves are heavier at weaning time.

lncreased Uniformity of your Calf Crop

– groups of same age, same weight and same color calves are worth more!

More Predictable Performance

– using Proven A.I. Genetics allows you to utilize sires that have Proven Performance.

lncreased Cow Productivity

– Heifers that are bom early in the calving season are more likely to conceive early in their first breeding season and subsequent breeding seasons, wean heavier calves and are more profitable during their lifetime than their later-born contemporaries.

Artificial Insemination

Pregnancy Rate: 90% Number of cows that are pregnant at the end of the breeding season

A.I. Pregnancy: 55% Number of cows pregnant to A.I. sires at the end of the breeding season

Synch Cost: $1800.00 1 $10.00 CIDR, 2 doses GnRH @ $2.50 per dose ($5.00 per cow) and 1 dose Prostaglandin@ $3.00 per dose per cow

Semen Cost $1500.00 $15.00 per cow bred, 100% of cows are inseminated, 100 units x $15.00

Labor Cost $600.00 100 cows receives 3 trips through chute for CIDR in, CIDR out, then AI

A.I. Total Cost $3900.00 (Synch cost, semen cost and labor cost)

Bull Cost (2 bulls@$1737.50 each year) $3475.00

$4,000 each + $1.50/day feed for 2 yrs ($1095.00) = $5095
$5095 – $1620 salvage = $3475 / 2 years= $1737.50
salvage of 1800 lb. bull @ $0.90 / lb.)

Total Breeding Cost: $7375.00

Added Value

Age Advantage: $5054.40

postpartum days are shortened per cow by 13 days when compared to

natural breeding. 13 days x 90 cows = 1170 calf days, calves gain 2.7 lbs.

per day, 1170 calf days x 2.7 lbs. = 3159 extra lbs @ $1.60/lb = $5054.40

Genetic Advantage: $1320.00

A.I. sired calves can add 15 lbs. over average weaning weight. 55 calves

x 15 lbs. = 825 lbs. x $1.60/lb. = $1320.00

Total A.I Advantage: $6374.40

($5054.40 + $1320.00)

Total cost per 100 cows $1000.60

Total Breeding Cost ($7375.00) – A.I Advantage ($6374.40) = $1000.60

Cost per Calf (90) $11.18 per calf

Herd Bull

Pregnancy Rate: 90% Number of cows that are pregnant at the end of the breeding season

A.I. Pregnancy: 0

Synch Cost: $0.00

Semen Cost $0.00

Labor Cost $0.00

A.I. Total Cost $0.00

Bull Cost (4 bulls@$1737.50 each year) $6950.00
$4,000 each + $1.50/day feed for 2 yrs ($1095.00) = $5095
$5095 – $1620 salvage = $3475 / 2 years= $1737.00
(salvage of 1800 lb. bull @ $0.90 / lb.)

Total Breeding Cost: $6950.00

Added Value

Age Advantage: $0.00

Genetic Advantage: $0.00

Total A.I Advantage: $0.00

Total cost per 100 cows $6950.00

Cost per Calf (90) $77.22 per calf

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