Blood Draw | BioPryn Pregnancy Test For Cattle

We use a blood test to preg check our cows!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a KZbin channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
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[@daleley7645]

Looks like you're better at finding a vein than some nurses I've had.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Took me 5 tries to get the hang of it, so don’t ever agree to be the test subject for new recruits 😂

[@charlesbennett6242]

GREAT to see the two of you working together, snow / cold temps and all. Ryan, thank God every day for Hannah and the helpmate she is to you. Your a lucky man. The cattle shoot seems to work well. The cows seem less stressed than the one the vet brings.Glad to see you concerned and looking hard to see all the issues effecting the herd not just ur bottom line but the cows overall health. And what improvements can be made in different areas. Hows the wind break working? Stay safe and warm, looks like ur getting the cold 🥶 snowy ❄☃️ weather back there.

[@samueljoejr5191]

You two make a great team. Like the direction you're moving in. Great info,too. Continued success.

[@FreeloaderFarms]

Sounds like you've got some good plans! Its always good to try new things, hopefully it all works out for you.

[@jcorbett63]

As a longtime sub, you constantly amaze me with your flair for inventiveness; not afraid to step out with new technology. I watch "Our Wyoming Life" where Mike keeps a close eye on each steer's weight to regulate how much feed and minerals, they receive in preparation to going off to freezer camp. I know you said in one of your videos that you were foregoing getting load cells and I don't remember the reason why. Weighing is an excellent datapoint ion your tool bag. While it may cost more to preg check your animals using a vet, it appears to be considerably less stressful on the stock as others have noticed. And the more they are run through your shoot, I'm betting they'll be easier to manage.

[@brettmayhan4908]

On my family’s ranch I’m the one that does all the blood drawing for our preg checking and I absolutely love doing it! By far the easiest way to preg check in my opinion. Great video and stay warm!

[@Ptcountyfarmer]

Thanks for sharing all the info about the herd and what you think you can do differently. No one gets it right the first time, but you’re learning! And as someone who’s looking to start their own herd soon, I appreciate the honesty and things I can learn from.

[@petruzzovichi]

One of your best videos largely because you spoke directly to your audience, all of us on the other side of the camera! The more you directly speak to us the better your presentations. The information presented is consistently of high quality but now we just need direct eye contact. Super job and greatly improved over previous videos. Well done you and Hannah.

[@CurrentChoices]

Great Teamwork!!

[@edwardmovall7119]

Glad you are going to contact a nutritionist.

[@busterbailey370]

Great video Rayn keep them coming please

[@digger5858]

Great video Ryan and Hannah , very interesting looking forward to seeing the hay results.

[@brittblanton8342]

Great video Ryan and very informative 👍

[@clinthochrein888]

Awesome Video Ryan!

[@HowFarmsWork]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@patkelly7999]

Great work Hannah and Ryan, have a good rest of the week👍🙏👌🙂

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks for the video. I’ve been considering trying BP

[@ohrmundtsimmentals]

Really nice video. We use to do blood draws for preg checking and switched to the vet for the same reasons you gave. We got the test results back pretty quick too. We use to also not put out mineral and just trace mineral. When we started, that seemed to really help with pregnancy rate.

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan!! Hope you and the cattle are doing well on this wonderful cold day. Woke up to -17 here🥶

[@SimonKL11]

That was definitely an interesting video😉👍 that chute is really handy😁👍 thank you for the video👍👍

[@fazerainbow5674]

awsome video ryan alot to learn lol thumbs up and shared

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Palpation can cause a loss of pregnancy, maybe as much as 10% of the time depending on the vet and the timing. Blood draw doesn't, but is more expensive. Great video, and I know that the chute you have makes it easier! Great video!

[@rogerfuhr8067]

You and Hannah make a good team!

[@cdarting91]

First cow: Damn it human! You’re supposed to have the other end open for me already!

[@cdarting91]

“So there’s no way you could screw it up.” Challenge accepted!!!

[@cdarting91]

That’s the same way my blood tests are done! ………I mean the same kind of blood drawing equipment, not get put through a crush/squeeze!!! Lmao.

[@benjaminclingaman7551]

Hey Ryan This was a great video If I was on your farm and you had me draw the blood I would not know what you were talking about.

[@MegaGeorge1948]

Ouch! That's got to hurt!

[@joshs6405]

Awesome video! I've followed y'all on Snapchat forever, glad i came to the channel!

[@alvinroundy6856]

I know you are not much of a bragger but you hit the lottery when Hannah found you

[@SirWhiteRabbit-gr5so]

Now that's a farm wife!

[@edwardjacob5674]

You should try a sample buffet style bunk. Fill it with many different minerals. The cows will eat what they need. Best way to monitor them. Give them what they need

[@Homegardener55]

Born, bred, and grain fed

[@tomhill4765]

Hannah operates that Q Catch like a Pro.

[@alexgutierrez-cu8fj]

will you be going to national farm machinery show?

[@eto34]

quite interesting topic about all the struggels you have to go through as a cattle farmer....I'm sure, Ryan will become very experienced within a few years. Being able to buy meat from your farm would be cool if I wouldn't live on another continent.

[@billwieland8497]

THanks Ryan. I'm curious: How constant are the results of taking feed samples? Seems to me like there are so many variables and that even one field alone could potentially have some variying results.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Very inconsistent. They vary from field to field. I would like to take a sample from each field this summer. I just took handfuls off the exposed bales which is not the best way to do it but it’s a starting point.

[@tracyeaves1084]

Make sure to look for worms in there neck and back especially blowflies and check for pink eye.Also turn them in to the down corn field for them to eat the corn that was left on the ground and the stocks that will save you from feeding too much hay that something might want to check into

[@Oak_Hollow]

I've used the BioPryn tests on goats before. The results were 100% accurate. I've been thinking on sending in blood on one of my does who usually (for years) short cycles. But now she has a bit of an udder on her. 🤔🤞 Just have to be 30 days post breeding. Very viable method for the small producer, and for small stock.

[@GhostRider-dp2tc]

Ryan, A question for you on healthier grass fed wether its baled or grazed....Ben Franklin land plastering method...If send a tissue sample of the grass to be tested for fertilizer analysis and found out the ppm of calcium presant....If that Calcium ppm in the tested tissue was 30,000 ppm of calcium is it possible for it to translate into the animal?.....if went a step further along with the gypsum application apply macros/micros so the feed would have a better mineral package in the grass fed to the cattle? Thourghly enjoy you and your brothers channels....Both of you unknowingly make a person have thoughts that wonder, and that os a blessing...Happy New years...

[@galegregory97comcast]

Hell yes

[@someperson7]

Great episode, very interesting. Maybe I missed it, but how do draw blood without getting kicked? It looked like you were in the danger zone

[@HowFarmsWork]

The Arrowquip comes with a kicker bar that you can put between the red poly fingers that keeps them from kicking back

[@jvenema86]

so wonderful beautiful video my best friends i love it so much to see so nice

[@davidkaufmann4513]

I would be interested in purchasing some beef.

[@nikphoenix]

time to get touch with other utube cattle raisers and do a co-lab video. Go see other guys do it, so you can see what you want to grow your operation into.

[@johnrogers836]

Hello. Mrs. Hannah

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

Do they test the blood for anything else that might indicate the nutrition needs?

[@HowFarmsWork]

There may be labs that would do tests like that. This was just for pregnancy. If I wanted to do that, it would be easy to draw second vials at the same time

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

@@HowFarmsWork It seems like they do multiple tests from one sample time, at least for humans and I assume they use a similar machine for animals. I know when I go for a check up, they take blood and the doctor has the results when I see him 30 minutes later.

[@joymad5820]

Can you know the age of your current cows? Once they hit an age mark might be time to ship them if they open. If you are gonna fatten cows out, might you just fatten out heifers that dont breed the first? That way you can still ship your steers.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Open should leave. In a small herd 2nd chances get expensive. If you do opt for a 2nd chance, they have to go. It's a business, unless you can afford to play.

[@Florida239]

@@MorganOtt-ne1qj Amen…one miss bye bye

[@davidthorne2129]

Hoo ray. Finally somebody smart makes a comment.

[@davidthorne2129]

Hoo ray. Finally somebody smart makes a comment.

[@greghamann2099]

Great idea. I think your brother needs to be on a similar program. He needs to be A bit more fussy on his nutrition. All hay is good hay is not a good way to farm.

[@NickJr0001]

How come you’s don’t have dairy cattle over beef cattle.

[@HowFarmsWork]

The dairy cattle were losing money for years before Grandpa passed.

[@hallidayacres1245]

Did your registered angus get bred

[@HowFarmsWork]

Nope, the turnaround time was too fast. I'd rather she calve in the spring anyway so I'm holding her.

[@mweisen1001]

Have you considered artificial insemination with ABS being just up the hill in MADISON. It may be a way to make sure your cows are bred back with better genes I would love to purchase some of your beef

[@peteparker7396]

There is no greater test of a marriage then working cattle! Anything over 10% open is not good. What you need to do is quit buying bulls at a sale barn and go to someone reputable is the first step. Nutrition is important but you need your heifers to be atleast 24 months old and a good frame. Go buy one from like Sonne. Also, if you want to make sure your cows are covered go to a 15 cows to one bull ratio. 80% open isn’t a nutrition problem as much as a bull problem. And that’s costly. Especially when you’ve had two problematic calf crops in a row. And that is costly.

[@aaronisaak8071]

Might be cause you lutalysed them some might have been breed to that nieghbor bull that might have been hard on them younger cows

[@HowFarmsWork]

It would have been if they did get bred and then I treated them for sure. I think with adequate feed and mineral though it shouldn’t have kept them from breeding if that were the case.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

​@@HowFarmsWorkUsing Lute on already pregnant cattle (forced abort) can mess up repro for some time. Maybe 3 cycles. It's a tool for hiefers you are going to ship, but not great for ones you want to breed in under 90 days.

[@CurrentChoices]

does beef cattle bloodwork ever generate 'general health'----STD, anemia, diabetes etc like human results?@@HowFarmsWork

[@larrysheriff8251]

Hey Ryan and Hannah, I have never seen that preg. test so this was something new. Be careful -12 is cold. Yes I keep up with Potosi weather because that is where my friends live. Take care, Take it easy and trust JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell the family I said Hello.

[@garrymacdonald9612]

I would get a better bull

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Or just do a fertility sample at the start of breeding season. That's a lot cheaper than $5-9k bull replacement. Rule of thumb is 1 cow per month of age up to 36, and then you should have another bull. 60 cows = 2 mature bulls over 3 years old, IF you want 90 day or less calving window. If timing isn't a target, 1 mature bull can get it done, but he will not be consistent.

[@waterskiingfool]

Can't you just shove your arm up there like the vet Ryan?

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

It takes a certain amount of talent to palpate. And a LOT of practice! 😮