Cost Of Natural vs AI Service

YEARLY BOAR COST
Feed (approximate 1 ton).........................................$150.00
Housing, Labor, Vet, etc. ($1/day)..........................$365.00
Depreciation ($750 cost over 1 1/2 years)............$500.00
Interest on Investment (1 0%)..................................$100.00
TOTAL YEARLY COST.............................................$1,115.00

ASSUME 1 BOAR PER 15 SOWS
2.2 litters/sow/year would equal 33 litters per year per boar

ASSUME 2.35 SERVICES PER LITTER
(85% Farrow rate with 2 services per each sow breeding)
33 litters x 2.35 services = 77.5 services per boar

COST PER SERVICE NATURAL MATING
$1,115.00 -, 77.5 equals............................................$14.38

AI SGI LEAN GENES SEMEN AS LOW AS.....................$6.50

SAVINGS PER SERVICE....................................................$7.88