What is the succes rate for artificial insemination on goats?

[aggieterpkatie]

Many of the big time dairy goat breeders to a lot of AI. I do believe they're AIing their own goats though, and not having a tech do it like is most common for cows. It's the best way to get good genetics in your herd, and much cheaper than buying a good buck.

 

[Hollywood Goats]

Yeah, once you buy all of the expensive equipment that gives you a higher success rate, it is cheaper and easier.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Yeah, once you buy all of the expensive equipment that gives you a higher success rate, it is cheaper and easier.

Really all you need is a tank and the gun. The tank is the most expensive thing, and you can get a small one for a few hundred bucks.

 

[Roll farms]

I read at a lot of the dairy goat Yahoo groups and even the big time breeders only hit about 80%....they'll lament that they used the last of "so and so dead big time buck" on their best doe and it didn't take.

Many of them have to AI again when the doe recycles.

One guy wrote that his only take every 2nd or 3rd try....

I have better things to do w/ my time....but again, for fancy genetics or if you don't want to keep a buck, it IS an option.

To each their own, I guess.