THE HOMELAND | VILLAMARY
The program of genetic improvement of the Mayor’s Office of Villamaría ha inseminated to 432 cowswith a birth of 182 calves. Seeks to improve the quality of cattle to produce more and better milk and meat.
They have been implementing it for free for four years in small herds of between 1 and 70 animals.
The vet Edwin Andrés Restrepo Arenasof the Villamaría Agricultural Divisionsaid that the effectiveness of the insemination they practice is 53.58%, better than the national average, which is 48%.
He explained that the effectiveness depends on whether the animal is susceptible to the technique, since in many cases abortions and in other cases the cows They are not loaded.
The professional recalled that in 2021, when they started the program, they fertilized 200 females.
In Villamaría they have been implementing a free bovine insemination program for four years. They supply the straw and pay for the vet visits. It benefits small herds of between 1 and 70 cows.
Reproduction
The mounting is done on site, that is, in the barn. Each beneficiary rancher has the right to have a maximum of 8 matings performed on their cattle per year.
They use race straws dairy gyr, Norman, sweater, red brahman, simmental and swiss brown.
The Mayor’s Office supplies good quality semen and, in addition, pays the veterinarian for the examination.
The semen comes from national and foreign cattle.
Happy
The livestock Nicholas Albert Ariasfrom the La Margaritas farm, recognizes that it is more effective and better to use insemination than using the traditional method of mating with bull.
It showed an improvement and increase in the quality and quantity of milk and meat. He assured that this technique preserves the breed and prevents diseases.
That is why he recommends that other small ranchers in the region access the technique.
His herd is made up of 70 animals, of which 17 received the benefit of insemination.
The genetic improvement program has inseminated 432 females.
Visits
In the market it costs about $800,000 to inseminate a cow, but with the Villamaría Mayor’s Office it is free and veterinarian visits are included.
Nicolás remembers that at first many ranchers did not trust insemination because they believed it was unsafe, but over time they realized that it is better than the traditional method.
Depending on the weather
The straws to be supplied are selected according to the thermal floors of the area, taking into account that the municipality has properties from the vicinity of the Los Nevados National Natural Park to the Nuevo Rioclaro village, on the edge of the river Chinchina.
The animal selected for pregnancy receives four visits from the veterinarian. In the first checkup, they check to see if the female is in heat, perform a rectal examination, apply a hormone, and insert the insemination device. The expert accompanies the pregnancy until the birth of the calf.
The semen comes from bulls registered in the Association National of Livestock farmers.
Small livestock farmers who want to access insemination must register at the Villamaría Agricultural Division, located in the House of Culture Township.
Benefits of insemination
- Prevents the transmission of venereal diseases.
- Helps improve the genetics of offspring.
- Improves productive efficiency.
Data
- In four years, 105 ranchers benefited.
- 432 females have been inseminated with the Mayor’s free program. 182 calves were born.
- This year they bought 90 straws of Swiss brown, dairy gyr and jersey to be supplied to the same number of cows.
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