• Making history postscript…

    …includes selecting the “cover bull”…that’s the bull that checks for open cows…the ones that didn’t take in Artificial Insemination or Embryo Transplant. Selected for the job this year is Prince…the son of the last cow Wooz selected on our final trip to England. Prince is from Ashott Barton’s Tulip line. His sire another favorite Cutcombe Jaunty. We generally wait at least a week before bringing the bull to the herd.  Many breeders release the cow right out of the chute to the bull but Church feels traces of heat can remain.  Whether AI or transplant, we think it’s best to allow the embryo to firmly settle.  It also provides separation in…