My Diigo 03/05/2012

• Producers find many ways to use early pregnancy detection - Farm and Ranch Guide: Livestock Guide

  • That’s what happened when BioTracking offered a pregnancy-specific protein B (PSPB) test to determine pregnancy in cattle.

  • He added that the staff at BioTracking has “talked” operators through the process of drawing blood. The operator just takes their phone over to the cow, and the BioTracking staff can provide directions. There is also a video of the process on the www.BioTracking.com website.

    “Once a person has drawn 10 blood samples, we call them an expert,” Sasser said with a chuckle. “It’s not that hard to do.”

  • The cost of BioPRYN is about $2.40-$3 per sample. Those with small herds have found the cost is competitive with ultrasound or palpation, especially if the veterinarian is loca
  • at 28 days
  • operators are willing to wait just a few days, and they have tagged their cows, they can sort later. We think we’ll be saving them some cows they might have sold thinking they were open,

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