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Once our bulls travel to HOFFMAN A.I.BREEDERS they are put in the deck cages to wait their turn.Boy they look small in those cages.
Hey lets get this show on the road already
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Each bull is let out on his turn to ivestigate a full size steer which is being used as a dummy cow.
MCP Little Bully Boy is very small for a registered full blooded British White Park bull. Look at his nice size. A nice bull for any herd.
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For first time miniature bulls it takes time for them to feel comfortable around a bovine that is twice thier size. Not only that it also take pateince to teach a bull to mount the "dummy cow". Some figure it out rather quickly, while others can take a trip or two.
At Hoffman A.I. breeders in Logan, Utah, Little Bit Cranberry gets ready to jump this steer for the first time to have his semen collected for artificial insemination to be used around the country.
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Once confortable, the bull starts investigating by smelling around the back end of the "dummy" cow for estrus cycle also know as "heat".
Doc Ringo is mini cattle pros miniature Belted Galloway Bull who stands at 42' tall at 4 years old. Fully grown this mini bull will not get any bigger and has good size with a great belt. For people who like pure breed bulls Doc Ringo is the way to go.
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Smaller bulls do have a harder time, however once they fill comfortable, they prepare to mount.
MCP Elmo at Hoffman A.I. has a long look up to see the back of this steer. Look how small Elmo is beside this steer. Truely Elmo is one of the smallest belted bulls we have ever seen.
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Mounting happens in a blink of a eye as you can tell from the picture quality. The bulls are this fast to avoid possible injury from a grumpy cow.
MCP Bentley jumping to be collected at Hoffman A.I.
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Even though this happens rather quickly, a trained collecter can collect the bulls semen in a leather case that has a plastic water bag inside filled with heated water the same temperture as the bulls external extermities. This is to keep the semen from being damaged.
MCP Squirt showing off his stuff being collected at Hoffman A.I. breeders in Logan, Utah
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On average it takes 2 to 3 mountings to get a good collection of semen for testing and shipping.
Cranberry being collected
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After the semen has been collected it is tested and screened to insure you the buyer the best quality semen possible for your money.Some of the things they look at is sperm count, deformitites,and health of the sperm.
Kasey of Hoffman A.I. breeders is testing out MCP Squirts semen quality. Squirt showed high sperm count and very healthy semen. It shows when it is used on cows or heifers. When breeding MCP Squirt he has consistently ran a 1.5 serves per conception or services per pregnancy
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