Tighter margins and demands for improved quality of stock from the suckler herd has led farmers to consider and take advantage of the many benefits of Synchronised AI.

These include:

• Ease of calving
• Improved quality of stock
• Tighter calving period
• Reduced health risks
• Breeding replacements
• Increase herd profitability
• AI sires have proven fertility

Improved Quality of Stock
Using AI allows you to:

• Access top quality AI sires measured in terms of EBV's
• Access different breeds to maximise your herds genetic potential
• Use sires with a proven track record and calves on the ground

Tighter Calving Period
Synchronising your herd will ensure a tight calving pattern and lead to easier herd management.

• Easier management and marketing of more evenly sized stock
• Able to use proven easy calving sires on heifers
• Proven AI sires will produce consistent quality progeny for the market

Reduced Health Risk

• Using AI sires will eliminate the risk of importing health problems associated with stock bulls
• All herd replacements can be home bred
• Only semen from AI sires of proven high health status need be used

Increased Herd Profitability
AI sires provide greater financial benefits in terms of ease of calving, proven fertility and quality of progeny produced over a stock bull.

As well as providing:

• Evenly sized calf batches which are easier to manage and easier to sell
• Higher growth rates leading to greater efficiency and increased profitability
• Improved marketing through higher quality stock

Synchronised AI puts you in control
The advantages of using proven AI sires compared to natural service bulls should be seriously considered when developing a system to maximize the future profitability of your suckler herd.

Genus can offer you:

A range of professional services to help you start synchronizing your beef herd.

Experienced AI Technician service to work along side your vet

Click to download the Synchronised AI for the Suckler herd leaflet