Bovine Artificial Insemination Training Course
Course Info
Want to learn embryo transfer too? Do both in one trip.
Most of our AI students are here to breed their own cows. If you also want to flush, freeze and transfer embryos, the Combined AI & Embryo Transfer course teaches this AI course first, then the complete 4.5-day embryo transfer course, in one 6.5-day visit. No prior experience required.
AI alone $950 · Combined AI + ET $3,850 — the two courses taken separately would be $4,600.
See the Combined courseOur 1.5-day (12 contact hour) Comprehensive Bovine Artificial Insemination (AI) Training Course is a hands-on artificial insemination training program for cattle — heat detection, semen handling, palpation and AI gun technique — designed for beef and dairy producers, students, and veterinarians who want to confidently implement artificial insemination in their own herds or practices. This course emphasizes practical technique and real-world application, blending focused classroom instruction with extensive live-animal training using commercial-standard equipment and protocols.
Students gain hands-on experience in reproductive anatomy, palpation, semen handling and thawing, estrus detection, synchronization protocols, and AI gun placement through the cervix. Emphasis is placed on repetition, accuracy, and building confidence—ensuring participants leave with a strong technical foundation that directly translates to improved conception rates, tighter calving seasons, and more uniform calf crops. This course also serves as an excellent stand-alone skill set or as preparation for our advanced reproductive courses.
Certificates of Completion are given to students who complete the course and demonstrate an understanding of the theory & practical techniques of Bovine Artificial Insemination (AI).
What You Will Learn:- Nutrition
- Herd management
- Semen handling
- Estrous synchronization protocols
- Palpating the cervix
- Negotiating the AI gun through the cervix
- Optimizing herd genetics with AI
- Tighten calving season
- Produce more uniform calf crop
Class Size:
Limited to 9 students maximum, 5 minimum
Class size is intentionally limited to ensure personalized instruction, maximum hands-on time, and direct instructor feedback.
Who this artificial insemination course is for
Most people in the room are cattle ranchers and cow-calf producers who are tired of paying a technician, or waiting on one, and want to breed their own cows. The rest are a mix: dairy producers, show-stock families, ranch hands and herdsmen sent by their employer, high-school and college ag students, and veterinary technicians. You do not need any background in cattle reproduction to start — the course begins with the anatomy and works up from there, and by the second day most students are passing the AI gun through the cervix on their own. If you already breed cows but never had formal training, it also works well as a refresher that fixes the habits that cost you pregnancies.
Your AI certificate
Students who complete the course and demonstrate the theory and the technique receive a Certificate of Completion from the International Embryo Technology School, which has trained cattle AI technicians for over 35 years. There is no national licence for artificial insemination in cattle; what employers and semen companies look for is documented hands-on training, and that is what this certificate shows. Bring it to a job, an AI company or your own operation.
Instructors
All of our courses are taught by industry experts — instructors who perform AI, embryo transfer and OPU commercially, not just in the classroom. You learn the techniques the way they are actually done in the field, along with the practical advice that comes from years of doing the work.
Key Benefits of Artificial Insemination
Artificial insemination lets a cattle producer breed every cow in the herd to a proven bull for the price of a straw of semen, without owning or handling the bull. The main reasons producers learn AI:
- The primary advantage of artificial insemination is the maximum use of outstanding bulls. Thus, enhancing the genetic value of the herd.
- Providing access to high quality bulls at modest prices.
- Prevention of transmission of diseases.
- Reduces the risk of introducing harmful recessive traits.
- Improved general herd management.
- Shortening the calving season.
- Improved merchandising through the use of well publicized bulls with known reputations.
- Enhanced genetic value of your herd
- Control venereal diseases
- Improved breeding records
- Improved safety due to no bulls
- Learn estrus synchronization programs
- Essential for embryo transfer programs
- Sex control by using sexed semen
Course Syllabus
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Day 1
Classroom
- Lecture on artificial insemination
- Lab practice on cow reproductive tracts and the school’s cow model
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Day 2
At the chutes
- Practicing on live cows — palpation, passing the cervix and more
Note: All students will be at different levels of experience, there are two chutes for everyone to be able to work on whatever they would like, along with reproductive tracts and models in the classroom. While we have a schedule, the school is focused on giving every student the individual practice they require.
Course Hours
- Day 1
- 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Day 2
- 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Prerequisites
There are no academic prerequisites for this course. All one needs is the enthusiasm to learn a new technology. Note: we also offer a combined AI & ET training course.
School Location
Our facilities are located in Senatobia, Mississippi, 45 minutes south of Memphis International Airport. Students travel to us from all over the United States and from other countries. Many drive in from neighboring states; those who fly should book into Memphis International Airport, the closest airport to the school.
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Transportation & Lodging Info
Transportation and lodging are not included in the cost of the course. If you are flying, fly into Memphis International Airport and rent a vehicle — the school is about a 45-minute drive from the airport. Most students stay in Senatobia or Hernando; the casinos in Tunica are another option.
Hotels, rooms & RV parks near the school17 listings with drive times, phone numbers and websitesBovine Artificial Insemination Course Schedule
Dates marked full are closed — call 662-562-0304 to be told when the next one opens.
Tuition
Taking embryo transfer as well? The Combined AI & Embryo Transfer course is $3,850 for both — $750 less than the two courses separately.
Registration
To register for this course click the below Register button.
Open to anyone 18 or older — no veterinary degree or prior experience required.
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