Good heat detection not possible without aids

It is not possible to have good reproductive performance without good heat detection — and good heat detection is not possible without aids.

Good heat detection not possible without aids

The most common and effective aid is tail painting. Stick-on devices are effective, but just like tail paint, they must be properly applied, throughout the AI season.

Larger-scale farmers usually prefer to use vasectomised bulls with chin balls, and these are also very effective. But you have to make sure these bulls are free of transmittable diseases.

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