The task of artificially inseminating 310 cows was finished today. The herd was divided into 3 groups so the numbers were small enough that each group could be AI'd within a 4 hour time frame on insemination day. Before that day could occur the cows were given hormone injections 3 days and 10 days prior so the cows in each group could become pregnant at the same time. However due to different gestation times of each individual the calves from each group will be born over a 3 week period next spring. Moving the cows closer to the corrals the day before the first injection was given and then the sequential times through the chute resulted in us working with the cattle 15 days out of the last 30. This has been a very busy time, but now we can return to routine ranch work i.e. fence repair, water well maintenance, weed control etc.
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