Safety first when engaging in AI

Make sure that animals in a crush behind the technician can not move forward.

AI may seem a danger-free job but handling animals always poses a potential danger.

Cows and heifers to be AI’d must be properly secured in the crush. A backing bar should be available for the technician to use, this will restrain the cow and also prevent kicking. If a number of animals are to be AI’d and are in the crush at the one time make sure that animals behind the technician can not move forward potentially squashing him/her.