Artificial Insemination for Cattle l How to AI a Cow 

Will you guys preg check her then after so long to make sure she is pregnant or does a veterinarian come and ultrasound sound her to check. Have been around bulls and artificial insemination both and by far artificial insemination is way safer. Dairy bulls can have a mean mentality about them sometimes as can some cows right after they give birth. I had a bull chase me one day never got me down he gave up and I got to the mule then got out of there. I was going to lock them on the yard but didn’t make it to the gate. We had a big metal pipe we carried when working with him he knew what that meant and got it between the eyes a couple of times. He backed right off when we hit him as he should have. I never went by him by myself after he chased me. Had another one on the cow yard follow me to the gate I got to the tractor before he could do anything. We once had a bull break the door on one of our cab tractors I was not around that day.

What percentage of cows take the first AI? Back in the mid 70's a vet performed AI on a few of my dad's cows and the result was disappointing. I think it was around 20% or so. It sounds as if the knowledge and technology has improved quite a bit as I see more and more farmers performing it themselves. Keep this great content coming!

yes..i have a question. when deciding on a bulls semen wouldnt it be prudent to choose a more expensive bull that has higher qualities even thought more expensive the calf would be more valuable..right?

I just enjoy learning about how it all works on the farm. Very interesting. Thank you good video.

What does it cost for a AI tech to come out these days? Everyone going to beef around me runs bulls now, have no clue what the cost is these days. I would like to try AI on my Dexters, but everyone I talked to says the really small frames don't take well to it, unless you can find a women with a small arm and the success rate goes up quite a bit.................Have a good bull so he will do the job for now. I don't have enough experience with it on bigger cattle to want to experiment on them.

My big question is. How does your dad look loke without his beanie 😇

My big question is, how do you look like without your beanie 🙂

Awesome video. I really liked how well explained you made everything. Thank you as always for the videos!

I took AI class in high school we went to my Uncles farm and i did one of his cows i thought it was cool

Nicely done guys! This is by far the best explanation I've seen, besides when I was taught back in high school. Your dad is a natural born teacher you can tell how much he enjoys explaining things and we enjoy listening. I would imagine there's some city folks that would find this to be uncomfortable but I think it's extremely important that people are aware of what it takes to get them a glass of milk. Excellent video if your dad doesn't read the comments please tell him what an excellent teacher he is

Looks like you have a ampi sign their on the barn is that where your milk goes?

Your Dad continues to amaze!

Thanks for the memories! I didn’t do it myself, but we had good guys who did it and I have a lot fun memories of them. My dad said when AI service first started, you put up the mailbox flag so the tech would know to stop. Then we started calling it in, then it became automated with farm numbers and such. Must be an app by now.

you just breed through genex? where do you get the Brownswiss and shorthorn

One of the best demonstrations of AI i have seen thanks for sharing.

Thanks dear, it was very informative. I appreciate it.

Excellent job explaining everything.

And that's no bull.

Great video! You are a wonderful teacher. I want to learn how to AI my cows as keeping a bull is costly and inconvenient at times. Plus it would give me access to genetics from bulls I would otherwise not be able to afford. You’re right, as farmers we have to be self sufficient and mindful of our resources. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.

Good video thanks do a video on the menitite sawmill on your barn beams be interesting

We do this for beef show cattle, really is amazing

I have the same book. Learned to ai in 2002. Nathan

I see you have 21st Century Genetics box. That is what we use. Back when it was still Midwest Breeders there was a class at a local tech school where they taught you how to do this. That's how I learned. Still because of being busy we did call a local guy that was from 21st Century Genetics to do the job mainly because we didn't have to maintain the tank. Your Dad does explain everything really well. I always enjoy listening to him.

Another great video! You did a great job explaining this process.

Great video!!! I was a dairy science major in college, had my own Holsteins, etc. but never really knew how AI worked. My biggest problem was figuring out when the cows were in standing heat and when to breed.

This is a great video. Thank you. I’m thinking about taking an AI class. Thank you for sharing this.

“Once you get it, you got it”. Never have truer words been spoken. Great video.

Wow your dad is a very good farmer teacher good guy with lots of experience people should look up too him I went to breeding school in new holland pa 👍👍

I learned A. I. when I was 18 and we were still using ampules. I learned to slide my hand down around to the cervix and that eliminated the paddling manure. Great video. It’s been about 35 years since I bred a cow but believe I could still do it and I’m 71 now.

I’ve watched my neighbor breed my Jersey four times and he never explained all this. Your dad explained it all so well. I’ll be having him come over again in July so it’ll be fun to know a little more about the intricacies of the process.

He has so much knowledge 🔥🔥👍👍

Great video and explanation

Thanks for sharing. Very informative.

Very educational video, thanks for posting. Glad you demonstrated the actual process, learned a lot.

Thank you! and Happy Easter!

Well done, thank you.

Your father is a born teacher. So, the cow ovulates on Day 21? How long is the semen viable once in the cervix? I worked on a commercial horse breeding farm and some of the girls were slow to ovulate.

Awesome job of showing how to AI so cool to learn more about framing

Great video

Awesome video! I’m taking my A.I. course next week! Would love to see some more milking videos!

This was a very educational video, thanks!

Great video. Happy Easter .

Great explanation, great video walking us thru the entire process.

Great lesson, Thank You!

Very informative! Do you have a syncing protocol that you’ve used? I don’t have a bull on the property so I’m struggling to tell when she is in heat…(newbie).

Nice job 👍

I'm currently in college to get my biology degree but I also have dreams of one day moving out of the city and getting myself a homestead! And I wonder if my bio degree would help me in being able to provide AI as a service to my community. I've always loved animals and had a passion for genetics and reproduction.

I've never had an in-depth lesson on this. Thank you kindly!

Just found your channel. I haven't seen this done since the 90's . Did it on a dairy in Ohio. Looks like it is done about the same just different dulls

Sir. You did a great job explaining everything. You have a wealth of knowledge.

Excellent video. For sure you were trying to share knowledge rather than getting attention as many other RU-vidrs do.

When we get back into cattle, we plan on raising beef cattle. Our goal is to start our herd on AI to build good genetics instead of trying to buy expensive cows off the line. This was a great video, AI is intimidating to me.

I'm curious how many people want to buy those Surge belly milker hangers? I'd be one of those people! I've been using belly milkers for over 20 years.

I am still in High School ❤.I am really interested in Agriculture and this chapter is Very interesting ❤.

Nice video. Thanks

That was very informative. I've never seen that done before.

Very well done lads Sadly there is a lot of people attack this sort of stuff using the “R” word on animals making the rest of us scared of showing what we do as dairy farmers. So I guess good courage lads & keep going with the vids. Tiz interesting to me watching how you do what you do. We milk 400 cows in Australia seasonally calving so could join/ai 20-40 cows each day but we couldn’t begin to articulate how we go about it compared to you guys so well done 👍

Hi. Thank you so much for this excellent video. Wonderful source for farmer wana be. Could you provide a source that you get the semen catalog that shows different attributes of the bull to improve the heard? Do they make those for Jersey cows? Thank you so much!

Just watched an abortion with an AI cow and thought I'd stop to see what it is about. The term AI threw me off, I thought it meant artificial intelligence. 😂 Well done, sir, and thanks for the tutorial.

Artificial insemination isn't what I call organic

I did AI on 25 cows and only 4 where pregnant, where could I have gone wrong?

Would like to see a video showing a cow in heat.

Your dad presented that very well good job.

Great video thanks

Waching in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Wales 🇬🇧 uk very interesting video about the AI

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Best thing I ever did when I was milking, I went to ABS to learn how to AI. before that I would call a technician. Never had a bull when my kids were young on the farm.

Hello dear Would you please recommend me a good European AI sheath rather than IMV or minitube? Thanks

I have 2 bottle heifer calfs angus cross . I want to breed them AI in 2 years or so . Should I get with one of the farm vets or do you think I can buy some cheep sperm . And try myself. I just want them to raise some calf's for beef . I have Idaho pasture pigs, but dabbling in beef just a couple I have one that I will raise that I bought from an auction for beef and these 2 from a farm.

Thanks!! I am a former Dairyman from Petaluma,Ca!! I was forced to sell out in 07, It just broke my heart!! I miss it so much! I really enjoy watching you run your Dairy!! You are a top notch Dairyman as far as I’m concerned!! I sure wish I had my Dairy again, under better conditions!! Keep up the excellent work, and God Bless You and your Family, Vic!!

Thank you for information! I am going to try ai for the first time, would you recommend buying a few doses per heifer?

Me and your mom.

Nice ❤

Wow now that was very interesting vidge keep up the work and yes you should share the knowledge you have to inform next generation ans keep it going strong great job

How many head do you guys have? Maybe it has been said before, but I could of missed it.

Guy can teach!

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I always wonder what ai school would be like and your dad an excellent job

Excellent video. Very well explained. I see that you guys milk different breeds of dairy cattle. Ever consider doing a video on your cows and what attributes you like or dislike between different breeds? We used to milk mostly Holsteins but always had a few brown Swiss and some jerseys as well. I always enjoyed having different breeds in the herd. Great job on the videos. Makes me miss the dairy farm life as we were the same size as yours.

Nice video! Better not lose your book, or take pictures of it

I worked cattle with my Dad when I was young. He did the AI and I really did not know what he was doing. Thanks for the instructional video.

That doesn't look easy

Hey folks I'm not a farmer but I believe we middle age to older folks should pass down knowledge to our kids or younger people so prayerfully they spring board with it and make a better future for them self's great stuff GOD BLESS 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂

Thank you for this video.

It’s 2024 and Video is still getting Views! Excellent Video 10 out of 10

Standing on a bale yes lol he's rite

Thanks Farmer G. All new to me.

What a beauty! Great vid!

A lot knowledge there.

poor cow😥😥

Your Dad is my favorite high school ag teacher😉

Your dad did a great job of explaining the process of breeding a cow!!

Hmm yeah, this is where I draw the DIY line. Imma go call the vet 😂

That is disgusting! That is rape!

Animals cannot consent. Please stop raping animals and seek help. This is not okay.

semen gun?!? wtf is wrong with some people.

WHY IS THE BINDER SO DIRTY AND GRIMY? oh yeah they are talking about hand incriminating cows... meat eaters are nasty!