Thinking of Syncing?
Synchronization has gained in popularity over recent years, thanks to reliable programs and the desire for labour saving. It offers many advantages:
- Reduced labour as all animals can be bred in one day
- Get heifers bred quickly so they can be moved to outfarms
- Reduced need for heat detection
- Suits part time farmers, especially in sucker herds
elements to ensure it is successful:
- Synchronisation should only be used in herds where breeding results have historically been good
- Heat detection aids should be used
- All vaccinations/boosters/minerals that are to be used should be given well in advance of the breeding season. Avoid, if possible, stressful events during the period
- Heifers must be well grown and ideally cycling previously
- Cows must should be on a rising plane of nutrition, not under conditioned and free
- from ill health
- Cows should be at a minimum 40 days calved, if she had a difficult calving or retained placenta she may need longer or examination by a professional
- Once the heat has been established use a competent inseminator
