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Farming Express
Breeding
Solutions For Cows
Every year in the UK in the region of
150,000 dairy cows are slaughtered,
costing £2m in lost revenue.
This is due, in part, to poor first-tme
conception rates, with only 35 per
cent cows becoming pregnant.
Some of these animals are among
the most valuable in the herd, with
pedigrees that have taken generations
of selective breeding to acquire.
The failure to get these cows in
calf can cost up to £230 a cow, plus
the loss of bloodlines that could be
impossible to re-establish.
With this in mind, an innovative
breeding solution has been
developed. OneShot is a uterine
wash that can be administered by
any AI technician before service
and assists in cleansing the female’s
reproductive tract.
Herdsmen who have used OneShop
on their cows have found that
conceptions have risen to a point
where they are achieving rates in
excess of 70 per cent.
One independent inseminator has
achieved a 55 per cent success with
problem cows (i.e. cows bred more
than three times without success).
OneShot is a natural solution that can
be used on organic herds.
For more information contact
Mike Gulliford on 0117 9498118 or
email [email protected]