Services
Sales of Semen
We can source from ALL semen companies, and have the agencies for CRV, Samen, Dovea and IPS.
In the age of genomic testing, there is a greater focus and selection pressure on AI sires. All bulls are genetically tested now and provide data back to us in relation to breed traits, health, fertility, whether their daughters will produce A2 milk, whether they will be fully polled (produce progeny with horns or not).
See a list of our agencies below where we can source a range of products from:
Artificial Insemination (AI)
A cattle breeder may choose to utilise artificial insemination (AI) in their herds for several reasons including:
genetic improvement
access to genetics from across the world
access to genetics from lines that they would not otherwise be able to afford to purchase
to reduce the number of bulls required
access to breeds that are not available locally
to join a bull with more females than he would be able to serve naturally in one mating season
to mate individual cows to specific sires
potential increased value of progeny from AI sires
to reduce the risk of infection from venereal diseases. Our specialists will travel morning and night, to service your cows
Synchronisation
We specialise in synchronisation programs and fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI). This is when we tailor a program to ‘program’ the cows into all coming into heat at around the one time which then allows the farmer to have one huge mating day where every cow is inseminated at the one time. There are many benefits to such a program.
Storage Facilities
We offer a free tank and semen storage facility for our semen customers, and sales and delivery of liquid nitrogen for tanks on-farm.
Other Services
We also have your tail paint and other heat detection aids covered at competitive prices.
The criteria we focus on for our herd improvement services are:
Semen Fertility – this means how likely the bull semen is to get the cow in calf, sometimes cows take multiple rounds of AI before they are in calf (or not at all).
Daughter fertility – this increases the likelihood of the progeny of these bulls getting in calf.
Medium stature – cows have been too big so we always look at keeping them at a Moderate stature.
Fat and Protein percentages in the milk – milk payments are made on percentages of solids (fat and protein) the higher the percentage the more the farmer is paid
Good mammary systems – the cow udder needs to be strong, healthy, and in good shape and structure to withstand the rigours of milking and day to day life as well as stand against possible infections and milk well
Good locomotion – Cows need to have sound feet and legs as well as good structure
