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AI School

The Mississippi State University Extension Service and Animal and Dairy Sciences Department host two Cattle Artificial Insemination (AI) Schools each year. The AI Schools are held in March and October/November annually.

Fall 2024 Cattle Artificial Insemination School

Thursday through Saturday November 7-9, 2024

This course is limited to the first 35 paid participants once it is filled you will automatically be placed onto a waiting list. The system will not allow you to pay and regsiter if the course is full.


Schedule

Thursday (Location: Mississippi Horse Park)
6:00 – 6:15 p.m. Introductions/ Opening Comments 
6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Economics of Artificial Insemination
6:45 – 7:10 p.m. Reproductive Anatomy
7:10 – 8:15 p.m. Estrous Cycle, Estrus Synchronization, and Sexed Semen
8:15 – 8:30 p.m. Equipment for Artificial Insemination
8:30 – 8:45 p.m. Break
8:45 – 10:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Groups will rotate among stations)
  Estrus Synchronization Planning Software and Breeding Box
  Artificial Insemination Equipment and Semen Handling Demonstration
  Work with Bovine Reproductive Tracts 
   
Friday
(Location: Mississippi Horse Park)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Sire Selection 
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Heat Detection and Heat Detection Aids
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Nutritional Programs for A.I. Success
10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Reproductive Herd Health and Biosecurity
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Question and Answer Session
11:30 a.m. Lunch (provided)
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Break and Travel to Dairy and Beef Units (Groups will alternate locations)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Corral Work (semen handling & A.I. technique practice) (Beef/Dairy Unit)
   
Saturday 
8:00 – 11:30 a.m. Corral Work (semen handling & A.I. technique practice) (Beef/Dairy Unit)
11:30 a.m. – Noon Course Wrap-Up


Location

Mississippi Horse Park
Bearden Dairy Research Unit-Heifer Unit
Mississippi State University Beef Unit

Area hotels
Map to MSU ADS Building
Map to Bearden Dairy Research Unit-Heifer Unit
Map to MSU Beef Unit


Registration Information

The registration fee for the MSU Artificial Insemination School is $450 per person. School attendance is limited to the first 35 registrations. 

Fall 2024 Registration Link: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-ecfd1327226441708a42661e92925b1a

Note: You will need to set up an account if this is your first time regsitering for a MSU Extension event.

Note: Registration fees are non-refundable if cancelled less than 3 weeks prior to the start of the school.

For online registration:
We can accept credit card payments online via credit card or echeck.  Note that your registration is not complete and space confirmed until payment has been received. 
 
For answers to questions about the MSU Artificial Insemination School, contact 662-325-7465 or by e-mail at brandi.karisch@msstate.edu.
 
Participants must be at least 16 years old to attend. If an attendee is under the age of 18, please complete the 4-H Parental Release and Code of Conduct Agreement linked below. Include this form with your registration form submission. 
4-H Parental Release and Code of Conduct Agreement

Bull Semen Storage and Handling YouTube Video

Visit the Mississippi State University Extension Service Beef Cattle YouTube channel to view this cattle artificial insemination-related video. A variety of other brief educational videos are also posted on beef cattle production topics on the MSUBeefCattle YouTube channel.

 

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