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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…

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…

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…

Breeding with sexed semen can help your bottom line by creating cattle the market demands.

Aaron & Sarah Schmitz Red Line Ridge Holsteins and Jerseys | Ontario, WI | 40 cows

Breeding indicator patches help alleviate labor and uncertainty during breeding.

That’s Farming editor, Catherina Cunnane, in conversation with Lorna Burdge, in a recent dairy farming segment.

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.

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.

For folks who are used to heat detection or who have never used AI before, the idea of timed AI can be a little scary. I know of more than one producer who calls it “poke and hope.” Of course, the physiology of timed AI and estrus synchronization is quite a bit more sophisticated than that.