THE COMMERCIAL FORMULA

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Australian Miniature
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Share your common interests and experiences with other miniature Hereford breeders. Tell the rest of the community when you have an animal to sell or would like to buy more stock - they may be able to help you. Ask for help with a problem you have - another community member will more than likely be able to help.

• You can start your miniature herd with a purebred embryo that will cost up to $3,800. Most people buy a packet of 3 embryos because the success rate in getting a calf from an embryo is around 60%; so that should give you 2 calves. [Any breed of ordinary sized cow can be used as the surrogate for growing you embryos].
• Calves at 6 months of age have sold for up to $15,000 (boy) and up to $22,000 (girl), with a record sale to date for a cow of $35,000.
• If you keep your calves you can still flush and sell your own embryos and semen. A single flush of your heifer/cow can produce up to 10 embryos, which can sell at $3,800 each. A single drawing of a young bull can produce 500 straws of semen, which can sell at $130 each straw.
• So the best rewards come from starting with buying embryos, but you have to wait up to 2 years for those rewards [9 months gestation + 14 months to maturity]. The quickest way to get a return on your investment is to buy a heifer or bull - but your initial investment is higher.

Either way you can make mini Herefords work for you - whilst enjoying them along the way!