Director: Keith O. Cannon
Website: https://cals.arizona.edu/aes/vbarv/
Address: 4005 N. Forest Road 618, Rimrock, AZ 86335
Phone: (928) 567-6954

Location Highlights V-V Ranch:

• 350 head cattle, with 77k SNP Genome Data, and twenty years of performance data.

• Feedlot and Carcass Data on calves

• Artificial Insemination and Synchronization Services 

• Outreach to improve Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy testing Practices

•  Hands-on Experience through internships and classes with three time-a-year planned calving intervals

•  Housing Available to small classes and Interns

Location Highlights: DK Crachiollo

•  25 acres of small fields for small ruminant production or micro green, vegetable gardens

• Two meeting rooms for presentations or classes

• Horse Barn with Paddocks

• Small Animal barn with turnouts

Herd Working Schedule 2023/2024

• May 27 Synchronize and Artificial Inseminate Cows

• September 9-19  Preg check cows with Ultrasound/ Vaccinate

• October 10 -11  Recheck open cows and wean calves/ Vaccinate calves

• October 14   Synchronize open cows

• February 5-8   Process Cows/Palpate for pregnancy/Vaccinate

• March 5    Artificial Inseminated cows due to start calving

• March 5     First calf heifers due to start calving