Poor footing can also lead to animal injury. Cattle should also be grouped in an area where they can be easily and quietly sorted from each other. Cattle that are in heat must be sorted off to be artificially inseminated. When checking heat on a large group of individuals, it helps to sort off those that have already been recorded in heat, so that the remaining individuals can be more closely observed. Familiar surroundings, and checking heat at approximately the same time each day, helps cows to respond more favorably.
Cows are creatures of habit and rapidly get used to a daily routine of activity.
Timing of Insemination Timing of insemination in relation to time of standing heat is critical to achieving high conception rates. As stated earlier, cows are generally in standing heat for 8-12 hours. Therefore, to achieve high conception rates, cows should be inseminated to coincide with ovulation. Good conception rates are usually obtained by following the AM-PM rule. Cows observed in heat in the morning should be inseminated in the evening of the same day, and cows in heat in the evening should be inseminated the following morning.