Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 This article reveals the nuts+bolts of how proprietory genetic information is being used for centralizing control of the economy. Artificial insemination is a major blunder ; no small co-incidence that homosexuality is integral to it. _____________________________ Where good milk production is a lot of bull Harvesting sperm from the studs who [ sic ] produce the world's finest dairy cows is a real art, writes Reinhart There are no doubt millions to be made by running with the bulls on Bay Street [ Canada's Wall Street ] If you want to see real money, though, check out the real bulls, the ones whose sperm produce the finest dairy cows on the planet. Bulls like Goldwyn. In the few seconds it takes him to mount the hapless steer ... used as a teaser to get the bull in the mood ... Goldwyn can make $250,000 in one good shot for his employer, the Semex Alliance of Guelph Ontario. And he works just three times a week, if you actually call that work. In his prime at the age of 6, Goldwyn is the undisputed big boy among the 2,000 bulls in Semex's barns. Semex in turn is the biggest Canadian player in bull semen, with 85% of the domestic market and $70 million in annual sales here and in 100 other countries. The company's dominance will be apparent to all who file through this year's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Canada's premier farm show, which began yesterday at Toronto's Exhibition Place, and runs through Nov. 12. Sadly, Goldwyn and his fellow studs will not be on hand -- they're too valuable and frankly, too dangerous -- but a dozen of their black-and-white Holstein daughters will be all dolled-up and ready to flaunt the results of their respective pedigrees for the crowds. Their fine qualities might be lost on the average stroller-pushing city slicker, but the hundreds of visiting semen distributors and farmers from around the world will know exactly what to look for, which makes the historic Royal a prime marketing opportunity. "It's huge," said Rick Mc, executive director of the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association which works to expand export markets for its members including Semex. "It's the single biggest even for showcasing Canadian genetics". During a brief break from erecting Semex' large display this week, Carscadden agreed. "Canada is known as the birthplace of good Holstein cows, so the rest of the world comes here," said Mr. Carscadden, whose slick title - sire analyst - belies his loading-in attire: blue denim overalls and red Semex golf shirt. He does, however, carry an every-buzzing BlackBerry, along with nearly a decade of experience with Semex, scouring the world for future Goldwyns. The role of sire analyst is very prestigious," said Mr. Carscadden, 38, one of eight analysts whose workaday decisions are crucial to the company's success. The standard disclaimer of the stock market - past performance is no guarantee of future performance - applies just as well to the market in young bulls. Most are bought before they're born, based on the pedigrees and attributes of their parents, and yet only one in 10 goes on to make money for Semex. "It's not an exact science," Mr Carscadden said, adding that those odds have not improved in 25 years, despite continuing refinements. It takes five years to tell if a bull was worth buying - or, "to know who gets to go to Mcs and who gets to stay." "It costs about $50,000 per bull to get that information," he said, laying out a timeline from the bull's birth, through sexual maturity at eight to 10 months, to subsequent distribution of semen to cattle breeders a few months after that. Once enough cows are artificially inseminated it takes them nine months to give birth, and two more years for their offspring to begin calving and producing milk. By the time enough reliable data are collected, the bull is 5, and already two years in to his sexual prime. "What we want from that ( first batch of ) semen is 100 daughters," Mr Carscadden said, "and what we want to find out from those 100 daughters is, ` is the bull any good?' ". That's based on the cows' physical attributes and milk production. If the numbers are decent, the bull can keep on producing for Semex. If they're off the scale, as Goldwin's are, "you'll go to the ends of the earth to ensure their health," he said. That includes chiropractors to keep the bulls mobile, and massage to ease those aches and pains. Given a bull's weight of more than 2000 pounds and a mean streak that's always on call, these are tricky jobs, but they're nothing to the real task : semen collection. "We don't let too many rookies on the floor". Mr Carscadden said. To get things started the steer, a castrated male, is placed in the pen. "Their role in life is to stand there and be mounted," Mr Carscadden. "I don't know if that's better or worse than the alternative, which is to go to the food industry." The bull mounts the steer three times, but is interrupted by the collection team on the first two to induce a big yield on the third. "On the first one, they'll literally grab his penis and not allow him to ejaculate or penetrate," he said. "On the second one, they spray the penis with disinfectant." And on the third mount, the collector reaches in with an "AV" or artificial vagina, just in time for the moment of glory. One such moment can yield upward of 625 millilitres of semen. From that, 2,500 doses, or "straws", of sperm can be taken for freezing and future sale. Each straw contains a mere quarter of a millilitre of semen, but eight to ten million sperm cells. To Mr Carscadden's knowledge, the highest price paid for a single straw was $1,000 -- but the sale happened after the bull had died. Like fine art, bull semen can appreciate once its creator cashes in. Suddenly, Goldwin $100 per straw sounds a lot less impressive, but as Mr Carscadden pointed out, "he's still alive" and there are far worse things he could be. A hamburger maybe. Or a steer. The Globe & Mail Saturday November 4th 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Not sure of the point of this is, but - flame away after I say this- homosexuality is present in nature and has been fully studied as such. I saw a program on the telly concerning homosexual animals- fully one third of all seagull pairings are female/female- the Bobo's, a chimp- like species, are particularly interesting- and have anecdotal evidence of such from other goat breeders, as well as my own observations. Betsy, TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Oh, no question homosexuality is present in nature. What I attempted to point out it's instructive that perversion of the natural reproduction mechanism one way = artificial inseminiation = relies upon the perversion of proper mating. A corollary is in England, where the first human baby was 'created' in a test tube a generation ago. Now, 1/5 of all children are conceived that way. So eugenics didn't go away after that bit of bad publicity it got during the Third Reich. It's back ... bigger and better! Rebranded " the Human Genome Project " . And so much more efficient, too, all done at a central processing desk according to ISO 2010 standards oof what the politically-correct genetic code shall be. The state monopoly on reproduction doesn't need all those spare males around, which is why homosexuality is promoted so heavily. _____________________________________________________ - In RawDairy , " glastonburyfarm@... " wrote: > > Not sure of the point of this is, but - flame away after I say this- > homosexuality is present in nature and has been fully studied as such. > I saw a program on the telly concerning homosexual animals- fully one > third of all seagull pairings are female/female- the Bobo's, a chimp- > like species, are particularly interesting- and have anecdotal > evidence of such from other goat breeders, as well as my own > observations. > > Betsy, TN > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Gordon, Feeling bold, but not confident, in asking if you think the pervasive soy in our diet has anything to do with homosexuality? Including seagulls, which are notorious scavengers of SAD? WAPF has persistently intimated as such, but never came outright as saying so. Seems to me homosexuality is more pervasive than it was 50, 100 years ago. Good grief, it's now a fashion@ Am I just an old-fashioned freak? But given the repeated evidence, I do wonder. Male babies whose mamas ate lots of soy, with no testicles descending, overload of estrogens - xenoestrogens included. " The Whole Soy Story " by Kaayla , chapter 25, 26, and 29. tells about what soy does to reproductive animals, and us. Please note, I am not a gay basher, (or any kind of people basher) I do know a dear couple living together that I love and respect, and I would never wish them evil, but OTOH, sometimes I wonder if we are altering our genetic destiny with synthetic hormones. Is this (one of the causes of) the fall of America? Oh dear God, please don't let the firestorm start on me. I was just pondering this. Just wondering if. Your consideration is appreciated. -Blair > > Oh, no question homosexuality is present in nature. What I attempted > to point out it's instructive that perversion of the natural > reproduction mechanism one way = artificial inseminiation = relies > upon the perversion of proper mating. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 No flaming here ...just an observation... I personally believe that, while there are many ancillary causes of what you describe as " the fall of America " , most, if not all of them, can be traced to one root...people...not ALL people, but a lot of them...will claim they want freedoms, but, when given a choice between freedom or security, they will choose security. I believe it was Jefferson who said, and this is a paraphrase, " People who are willing to give up freedom for security will have neither. " Just my two cents worth. Bob > > > > Oh, no question homosexuality is present in nature. What I attempted > > to point out it's instructive that perversion of the natural > > reproduction mechanism one way = artificial inseminiation = relies > > upon the perversion of proper mating. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Explain to me how homosexuality has ANYTHING to do with AI. Just because a steer is used for the bull means NOTHING. Sometimes a cow is used as well. It is not the " bull's choice " but forced upon him, eventhough female cows mount each other ALL THE TIME - which has even less to do with AI since they'll do that even with a bull around. I may be a woman married to a man but, that does NOT mean that I cannot be offended by your insensitive comment. Not to mention, this group has a rule to keep politics out of the discussions and this has certaintly nothing to do with raw dairy!!! " Gordon S. " wrote: This article reveals the nuts+bolts of how proprietory genetic information is being used for centralizing control of the economy. Artificial insemination is a major blunder ; no small co-incidence that homosexuality is integral to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Thank you Charity. I too don't understand this line of thinking. I find it senseless and mean-spirited with no relevance toward advancing acceptance/availability of raw milk. > > This article reveals the nuts+bolts of how proprietory genetic > information is being used for centralizing control of the economy. > Artificial insemination is a major blunder ; no small co-incidence that > homosexuality is integral to it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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