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Forest Road 618, Rimrock, AZ 86335</a><br /> Phone: 9<span><span>28-766-0008</span></span></p> <h3>Location Highlights V-V Ranch:</h3> <ul> <li> <h4>350 head cattle, with 77k SNP Genome Data, and twenty years of performance data.</h4> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/file/179">Feedlot and Carcass Data on calves</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/centers-and-locations/v-v-and-dk-crachiollo-ranches/artificial-insemination-and-synchronization">Artificial Insemination and Synchronization Services</a>聽</h4> </li> <li> <h4>Outreach to improve Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy testing Practices</h4> </li> <li> <h4>聽Hands-on Experience through internships and classes with three time-a-year planned calving intervals</h4> </li> <li> <h4>聽Housing Available to small classes and Interns</h4> </li> </ul> <h3>Location Highlights: Cracchiolo DK</h3> <ul> <li> <h4>聽25 acres of small fields for small ruminant production or micro green, vegetable gardens</h4> </li> <li> <h4>Two meeting rooms for presentations or classes</h4> </li> <li> <h4>Horse Barn with Paddocks</h4> </li> <li> <h4>Small Animal barn with turnouts</h4> </li> </ul> <h3>Herd Working Schedule 2024/2025</h3> <ul> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>May 22 Synchronize Cows</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>September 7-21 聽Preg check cows with Ultrasound/ Vaccinate</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>October 11 -13 聽Recheck open cows and wean calves/ Vaccinate calves</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>October 14 聽 Synchronize open cows</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>February 5-8 聽 Process Cows/Palpate for pregnancy/Vaccinate</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>March 1 聽聽Cows due to start calving</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li> <p class="text-size-h4"><span><span><span><span><span>March 1 聽聽 First calf heifers due to start calving</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-uaqs-card-deck mb-4 default"> <div class="content"> <div class="card-deck-wrapper"><div class="card-deck"> <div class="card"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://experimentstation.arizona.edu/sites/experimentstation.arizona.edu/files/styles/uaqs_card_image/public/MahanPark2009.jpg?itok=rOyjqVzB" width="568" height="426" alt="" /></div> <div class="card"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://experimentstation.arizona.edu/sites/experimentstation.arizona.edu/files/styles/uaqs_card_image/public/IMG_0918.jpg?itok=JH6LZx8U" width="568" height="426" alt="cattle in the field" /></div> <div class="card"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" 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