Reproductive Management
Cool cows to improve reproduction
Many events necessary for establishment of pregnancy in dairy cattle can be compromised by heat stress. Providing cooling for a few days around ovulation can reduce the magnitude of heat stress on fertility.
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Repro Money testimonial on YouTube
See what one Wisconsin dairy farm family has to say about an extension program designed to help improve herd reproductive efficiency.
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Economics of heat stress
Heat stress decreases milk production, feed intake and reproduction and increases the risks of lameness and culling. Here are some estimates of the economic losses.
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Breeding soundness exams
A breeding soundness exam is a vastly underutilized screening tool to gauge the reproductive potential of dairy bulls.
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Check out these repro papers
The papers, from the recent Kentucky Dairy Partners Annual Meeting, are a valuable resource on synchronization programs, timed-A.I., and early pregnancy diagnosis.
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Recording of heat stress webinar now available
The webinar examines various strategies that can help subside summer’s negative effects on reproduction.
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Register for heat stress webinar
Reproductive failure and summer heat stress are the focus of next week’s webinar from the Dairy eXtension learning community.
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DCHA tip of the week: Heifer breeding strategies
There are a number of different ways to get heifers bred quicker once they enter the breeding pen. Here are some strategies to consider.
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DCHA tip of the week: Advice for problem breeders
There are a number of reasons why some heifers just don't seem to come into heat. One custom heifer grower shares synch strategies that work on his operation.
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Five easy steps to better heifer reproduction
Producers who think their heifer reproduction programs are on track may want to look again. Conception rate and percentage of heifers pregnant within three services are metrics commonly used to track performance of heifer reproduction. Unfortunately, time is the missing component from both of these heifer reproductive measurements.
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Calving difficulties have long-term impact on cow and calf
Researchers in the UK recently studied the effects of calving ease on the fertility and production of 50,000 first lactation Holsteins and their 10,000 Holstein heifer calf offspring. Here is a look at what they found.
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