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 annually.

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Spring 2024 Cattle Artificial Insemination School

Thursday through Saturday March 21-23, 2024

NOTE: The Spring 2024 AI School is now FULL. The link will add you to the waiting list.

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 Insemination6:45 – 7:05 p.m. Reproductive Anatomy7:05 – 8:00 p.m. Estrous Cycle, Estrus Synchronization, and Sexed Semen8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Equipment for Artificial Insemination8:30 – 8:45 p.m. Break8:45 – 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 – 8:45 a.m. Nutritional Programs for A.I. Success8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Heat Detection and Heat Detection Aids9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Break9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Sire Selection10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Reproductive Herd Health and Biosecurity11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Question and Answer Session11:30 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 ParkBearden Dairy Research Unit-Heifer UnitMississippi State University Beef Unit

Area hotelsMap to MSU ADS BuildingMap to Bearden Dairy Research Unit-Heifer UnitMap 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. 

Spring 2024 Registration Link: 

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 .

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.