Artificial insemination: timing and breeding
Artificial insemination (AI) places semen in a female's reproductive tract at a planned time, without natural mating. It allows you to use semen from selected sires. Timing in relation to heat is the main factor affecting conception, so noting the date of every insemination helps you follow breeding progress accurately.
How are breeding dates used?
The insemination date helps you work out when a heifer is due to calve. For example, a heifer seen in heat on Monday morning may be inseminated that day or the next. Note the actual insemination date for the calving calculation.
How can HerdMobile help?
HerdMobile helps you keep each animal's insemination dates together and set reminders for follow-up checks, so you can keep breeding work on schedule.
Questions from the farm
How soon after seeing heat should AI be done?
AI timing depends on the species, your herd routine and the technician's protocol. Note when you first saw heat so you can later compare that time with the insemination.
Why record the sire?
Knowing the sire helps you compare calving results and calf growth from different breeding choices. Keep those details with the female's breeding history.
How HerdMobile helps
Bring your animals, feed stocks and farm accounts together on your Android phone. HerdMobile keeps your daily work moving offline: record events, compare feed quantities and follow sales and payments in one place. Use your own feeds and herd information to prepare a ration, then keep a backup file under your control.
Keep each animal's insemination date alongside its expected calving date in HerdMobile, so you can plan follow-up work and prepare for calving from one place.
