Allison Hahn

Artificial insemination (AI) is a proven way to improve genetics. It is also an efficient method to front-load when calves are born during the calving season, which helps increase the weaning weight average of the whole herd.

How do you maximize performance, feeder calf value and end-product quality while simultaneously achieving the ideal in maternal performance, adaptability and efficiency? This is a challenging task and probably the most important long-term decision facing many commercial producers today.

Evaluation of postweaning performance and reproductive measurements in fall-born replacement beef heifers treated with different anthelmintic regimens

An Estrus Synchronization Protocol for Postpartum Beef Cows

Advances in artificial insemination (AI) technology help increase conception rates, and research continues to make progress in AI protocols.

University research has shown that the stronger the intensity of a cow’s estrous (heat), the better chance she has of holding her pregnancy.

Focusing cattle breeding to produce animals with maternal or terminal traits is advantageous to beef producers depending on their situation.

Pairing sexed semen with estrus detection results in higher conception rates and more valuable calves.

There are a number of tools and technologies now available to help dairy farmers optimize heat detection.

You might be using tail paint or chalk in your breeding program for several reasons. “It’s cheap.” “It’s what my neighbors do.” Or maybe, “It’s what my A.I. company prefers.” Tail paint is better than nothing, but that doesn’t make it the best tool to get heifers and cows pregnant.