Uno Mas Question

[Cada22]

Anyone have any luck breeding to him with the sexed semen? I know there is decreased conception, but am I looking at 50% at best? $50 a straw sounds reasonable

 

[hntwhitetail]

I used 1 straw this past spring on a big i67 that did a lot of winning.  I even dropped the straw before loading, picked back up and she stuck, no pasture exposure.

 

[CRS]

We've used it and got the same conception rate as conventional, but from what I have gathered in talking to most guys who have used conventional semen out of him there have been very few bull calves born.  Sexed through Select Sires is also 4 mil and only $50.

 

[Cada22]

We've used it and got the same conception rate as conventional, but from what I have gathered in talking to most guys who have used conventional semen out of him there have been very few bull calves born.  Sexed through Select Sires is also 4 mil and only $50.

If sexed is 4 mil, what is a typical normal dose on any conventional?

 

[CRS]

Usually 2 to 3 mil, some is 5, but is usually a lot more expensive.

 

[Cada22]

Usually 2 to 3 mil, some is 5, but is usually a lot more expensive.

So $50 is a pretty good deal for it?

 

[CRS]

I think so. Also like their Angus bull Conversation. Have our Who da Man donor stuck to him using their sexed semen. It is also $50

 

[Cada22]

I think so. Also like their Angus bull Conversation. Have our Who da Man donor stuck to him using their sexed semen. It is also $50

I like the idea of Uno Mas so I could possibly register the heifers

 

[hntwhitetail]

I thought the uno mad I had was 10mil.  I could be wrong.

 

[cowpoke]

I had Select Sires do everything and ended up with 50% conception with sexed semen on heifers.With conventional we usually get 70+% on natural heat detection if using high quality semen.It seems if we time breed 60% seems to be the number.Condition of cows also makes a difference plus number of days since calving as anything much less than 60days is marginal to get them moved up.

 

[DCC_Cattle]

$50 is definitely pretty reasonable from what I've seen. We used 3 straws this spring and 2 stuck. We like the idea of getting heifer calves that can be 1/2 Simmental no matter what kind of cow or heifer.

 

[Simmgal]

I think I paid $50-75 for my sexed heifer semen, had 2/2 stick on the first breeding last fall. Really impressed with the calves so far, plenty of dimension and depth and didn't touch a single one on the way out. I know that's a small sample size, but I have 4 or so I'll be breeding to him this fall if everything pans out. $50 sounds reasonable to me for sexed semen.