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Increasing longevity, shortening calving interval and focusing on milk quality brought these herds to the top in 2022

Each area of Lactanet's Herd Performance Index helps producers measure their growth and areas of need.

March 14, 2023

"Every day, I try to target the small deficiencies and see how I can improve it. In this sense, in 2022, both milk value and longevity were affected by the precision of my transition to an owner, complete investigations with my expert robot nutritionist, and small modifications in our forage harvesting process for an optimal quality." —Isabelle Lasalle

Benefits of estrus synchronization with A.I. or natural service

Estrus synchronization has more benefits than just a compressed calving season. It also creates more potential for heavier weaning weights and more cow longevity, among other things.

February 24, 2023

Dan Busch

Rising operating costs, global competition and societal concerns about energy and the environment have created many economic challenges for the U.S. beef industry.

When is the best time to get a cow pregnant?

The optimal time to get mature cows (lactation 3 and greater) pregnant is as early as possible but the results for first-lactation cows, and to a lesser extent second-lactation cows, has varied across herds due to the relative shapes of their lactation curves (i.e., their persistency).

February 20, 2023

Kevin Dhuyvetter

When thinking about lactation length and milk production, one aspect to consider is maximizing the returns to your most fixed resource on the farm. Is your most fixed resource the cow or the stall she occupies?

Set your herd up for success with year-round precision nutrition

The best nutrition plans are put in place with both cow and calf in mind. Whether the season calls for a focus on calving, raising a calf or rebreeding, precision nutrition should always remain top of mind.

January 9, 2023

Chris Cassady

The ideal cow is one that weans off a heavy calf each year, breeds back on time and doesn’t significantly add to the annual feed or vet bills.

Winter feeding with expensive supplements

With feed costs remaining high, maintaining proper nutrition through the winter requires an attention to total digestible nutrients and the body condition of your cow herd.

October 28, 2022

Eric Bailey

The price of feedstuffs continues to be stubbornly high. Let’s review the fundamentals of supplementation and identify any unneeded supplementation, which will help cut costs during the upcoming winter feeding season.

Knowing your numbers is a must

Mismanagement of resources is rarely the intention – but is often the outcome of operating with too little information. Producers who fully understand terms such as percent-weaned calf crop, calving interval and forage utilization set themselves up for success.

September 23, 2022

Russell Carrell

Raising cattle is a romanticized industry. As entertaining as shows such as Yellowstone can be, beef production remains a business that depends on sustainable management of natural, monetary and human resources.

The importance of good reproductive performance

August 24, 2011

Amin Ahmadzadeh and George Heersche

One of the major factors determining dairy herd efficiency is the amount milk sold per cow per day of life. Several factors contribute to pounds of milk sold per day of life, but reproductive performance is a major contributor. The two main reproduction influences on lifetime milk production are age at first calving and percentage of time a cow spends in the first months of lactation.

Articles Tagged with ''calving interval''

Increasing longevity, shortening calving interval and focusing on milk quality brought these herds to the top in 2022

Benefits of estrus synchronization with A.I. or natural service

When is the best time to get a cow pregnant?

Set your herd up for success with year-round precision nutrition

Winter feeding with expensive supplements

Knowing your numbers is a must

The importance of good reproductive performance

Heifers continue to buoy feedlot inventory

Women in agriculture: Pioneers in dairy

Address lameness while the trimmer is away

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