Artificial Insemination

• 1). Contact your local livestock breeder or a livestock veterinarian. They will order the semen to inseminate your Heifer. You need to contact the breeder before the heifer goes into heat so they have time to order the semen if they do not have it in stock.
  
  
• 2). Watch your heifer for signs of heat. If there is other livestock with her, they will often try to mount her when she is in heat. When your heifer is by herself, you will likely need the help of the breeder or veterinarian to determine if she is in heat.
  
  
• 3). Contact the breeder or veterinarian when your heifer goes into standing heat. Standing heat is when the cow is being repeatedly mounted. The best time for successful insemination is near the end of the standing heat. The window for best chances at a successful breeding are within 12 hours of when she first shows signs of heat.
  
  
• 4). Wait for the number of days your breeder or veterinarian has recommended and have your heifer tested for pregnancy. Often, they will set up an appointment to come back out and check your heifer for pregnancy after insemination. This can be done by a visual and physical checkup or with a pregnancy testing machine.
  
  
• 5). Care for your new calf approximately nine months after insemination.
  
  

The Old Fashion Way

• 1). Locate a viable Limousin bull to breed with your heifer.
  
  
• 2). Watch your heifer for signs of heat. Tracking her heat cycle will give you the best chance of successful breeding. A cow's heat cycle usually lasts between 18 days and 24 days.
  
  
• 3). Place your heifer and the breeding bull together in the same enclosure. Leave them together for the duration of her standing heat plus an additional 12 hours to ensure maximum chance of successful breeding.
  
  
• 4). Wait 30 days to 40 days after breeding and have your local livestock veterinarian perform a pregnancy test on your heifer.
  
  
• 5). Wait another eight months for your new Limousin calf to arrive.