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Best of both worlds: Estrus detection aids and timed cattle breeding
Breeding cattle via artificial insemination (AI) by pairing visual estrus detection aids and timed AI protocols is a win-win. Using artificial insemination (AI) with a cattle herd doesn’t require as much time or labor as you might think. With the advent of timed breeding protocols and quality visual estrus detection aids, AI has become more…
Unlock the added value of producing more calves
Getting cows bred and keeping them pregnant is key to capitalizing on the record cattle market. Successfully breeding cows and maintaining pregnancy is always financially beneficial. In today’s cattle market, the value proposition and profit potential of getting a calf to market are even more significant with record-high prices. “If you’re in the cow-calf segment…
Maximize your breeding program investment with estrus detection
Determining estrus activity is a practical and accurate method for breeding success. Estrus detection is vital to reproductive success in artificial insemination and embryo transfer breeding programs. Implementing individual estrus detection aids, like breeding indicator patches or activity monitors, is a way to pinpoint which cattle to breed and when. “People sometimes underestimate how important…
Estrus intensity’s role in maximizing cattle breeding success
Monitoring estrus intensity in cattle helps optimize reproduction and can be done efficiently with visual estrus detection aids. Estrus is one of the most important indicators of whether a cow or heifer will be successfully bred. However, not all estrus cycles are the same for individual females within a herd. “Some cows will display estrus…
Best of both worlds: Estrus detection aids and timed cattle breeding
Breeding cattle via artificial insemination (AI) by pairing visual estrus detection aids and timed AI protocols is a win-win. Using artificial insemination (AI) with a cattle herd doesn’t require as much time or labor as you might think. With the advent of timed breeding protocols and quality visual estrus detection aids, AI has become more…
Sexed semen: An opportunity to capture more value for cattle
Breeding with sexed semen can help your bottom line by creating cattle the market demands.
Paving their way to genetic success
Aaron & Sarah Schmitz Red Line Ridge Holsteins and Jerseys | Ontario, WI | 40 cows
Three ways to maximize estrus detection for dairy herds
Breeding indicator patches help alleviate labor and uncertainty during breeding.
Mother-of-three with two dairy farms
That’s Farming editor, Catherina Cunnane, in conversation with Lorna Burdge, in a recent dairy farming segment.
Maximize estrus detection
Rapid genetic progress in the dairy industry ties to profitability, and profitability is often determined by longevity. A dairy heifer doesn’t pay for herself until the second lactation. So how does one ensure she stays in the herd through her second lactation and longer? Ensure she’ll become pregnant.
Podcast: Getting started in AI in commercial beef herds
The high cost of bulls, strong cattle prices and good seasonal conditions are driving an increase in the uptake of Artificial Insemination in commercial beef herds.