Breeding Equipment

Management tips to keep semen tanks in tip-top shape

rellerbrock@selectsires.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Dairy producers face many challenges. Animal health, nutrition, milk markets and personnel management cause many farmers to lose sleep. Maintenance and management of a semen tank is a factor that every dairy producer can control.

The devil is in the details: Proper semen handling

rellerbrock@selectsires.com — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Proper semen handling may sound commonsensical to many; however, these are the factors that are often the easiest to overlook.

Handle semen mindfully for better pregnancy rates

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:00:01 -0500

The journey a unit of semen takes from arrival at the farm until placement in a cow is very important. Maintaining maximum fertility weighs heavily on the care and handling it receives from all members of the management team.

How to make breeding day more effective – Part 2: Improve semen handling

anibal.ballarotti@genusplc.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:25:32 -0400

Before beginning work, check that all necessary equipment and supplies are ready. Identify potential problems before starting, as errors and fixes can waste time and compromise fertility.

How to make breeding day more effective – Part 1: Nitrogen tank and equipment maintenance

anibal.ballarotti@genusplc.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:46:17 -0400

Despite being designed and built to be robust and reliable, nitrogen tanks are more fragile than they appear. They need proper, consistent care to achieve a long service life. A malfunctioning tank can compromise the semen inventory and reduce fertility of your cows.

What is on your semen straw and why should you care?

seaglen@naab-css.org — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 21:45:20 -0400

Let’s be honest. Whenever we eat something, do we always check to see if it’s FDA or USDA approved? No. We may have a quick look if we care and have the time. Maybe we see the marketing labels and check the expiration date and the nutritional content, but that’s about it.

Semen tank checklist

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:00:01 -0500

Don’t let poor semen tank maintenance and management be the cause of poor semen fertility. Use this handy checklist to ensure proper handling for best semen performance. Properly cool forceps or tweezers before handling of semen.

A.I. cover sheaths improved fertility in lactating dairy cows

schuenemann.5@osu.edu — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0400

Reproductive efficiency is a major factor for profitability in dairy herds. Artificial insemination (A.I.) is the most common practice used to breed dairy cows in the United States, accounting for approximately 78 percent of all services.