From the earliest genetic decisions to the final protocols for calving, discover the best information to improve your herd’s reproductive performance.
Would you like to have more than half your cows pregnant in one morning? With the latest technologies available, timed A.I. programs can result in more than 50 percent conception rates on the first day of your breeding season without the added labor and expense of heat detection.
Development of replacement heifers is a long and thus costly process that becomes even more costly when heifers fail to re-breed or must be culled for reasons other than age.
Milk is clearly a good thing in the beef cow herd. Heavier milking cows produce heavier calves.
Many producers who reduced cow numbers in the recent drought years are considering adding females to their herds again.
When one begins the process of selecting bulls to produce replacement heifers, or bulls to be service sires of replacement heifers, a number of criteria come to mind.