Reproduction
This article explores strategies for maximizing herd performance, including the use of beef semen, reducing culling in the milking herd, improving pregnancy and conception rates, enhancing heifer completion rates and possibly expanding the use of dairy semen.
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How to optimize automated reproduction tools in your herd
Understanding a cow's hormonal changes and timing insemination correctly are key to unlocking a high conception rate. Adopting automated monitoring technology and testing can point you in the right direction.
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Once or twice? Optimal insemination practices for your herd
Timing insemination correctly is key to creating pregnancies. Consider double insemination for animals with high genetic or economic value.
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Investigating causes of late-term abortions
Learn common pathogenic and nonpathogenic causes of late-term abortions and how dairy producers, their herd veterinarians and veterinary diagnostic laboratories can work together to help find the cause of late-term abortions.
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Maximizing fertility by managing the voluntary waiting period
Understanding the role of VWP in the fertility cycle of a dairy cow can help you maximize conception rates.
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Beef embryos help dairies combat low conception rates during times of heat stress
Embryo transfer technology offers farms a compelling strategy to help overcome the reproductive challenges of heat stress while offering the improved marketability of full beef calves.
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3 things you need to know about enrolling heifers in an IVF program
Heifer selection, breeding timeline and ovum pickup success influence the profitability of an in vitro fertilization program.
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