Impact of Nutrition on Dairy Cattle Reproduction
Nutrition has an important impact on the reproductive performance of dairy cattle, writes José Eduardo P. Santos, Ph.D.Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida. This feature was taken from the proceedings of the High Plains Dairy Conference....

Effects of Pregnancy on Lactation Milk Value in Dairy Buffaloes
Buffalo are a major source of milk production, contributing 12.1 per cent in the World and 38.0 per cent in Asia, report Fazali Raziq Durrani and Muhammad Younas. This paper was published in the Asian-Australian Association of Animal Production Socie...

Dietary Essential Fatty Acids and Reproduction in Dairy Cows
Feeding of fat to dairy cows enables a more energy-dense feedstuff to be provided in the ration, say researchers B. Jones, A. Bowen, M. Martin, and R. Ax. This feature was taken from the proceedings of the High Plains Dairy Conference. A full link to...

What is the Economic Impact of Infertility in Beef Cattle?
Beef producers need cows to become pregnant, deliver healthy calves, and wean productive calves to make their operations viable, reports G. Cliff Lamb, Carl Dahlen, and Mary Maddox in a University of Florida IFAS Extension publication.

Understanding the Loss of Cattle Fertility and Reversing the Trend
Recent studies have revealed that there is an overall decrease in the fertility of cows in Europe. In order to combat this pattern producers can make changes to their feeding schedules which can have a dramatic impact on cyclicity and fertility in dairy...

Iodine Supplement Shows Important Benefits
Clinical trials on the reproductive performance of cattle herds and research into deficiencies in trace elements in cattle, led vet John Cook to two important discoveries, writes TheCattleSite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Reproductive Fertility in Herd Bulls
By George Perry, Beef Reproduction and Management Specialist, Julie Walker, Beef Specialist and Russ Daly. Published in the South Dakota State University, Extension Extra.

Improving Cowherd Reproduction via Genetics, Part 1 of 2
By Wade Shafer, ASA Director of Performance Programs - This is part one of a two-part production. Part two will be published in May. A beef cow's job is not an easy one. She is expected to conceive at slightly over one year of age to calve by the time...

Improving Reproductive Performance on Commercial Dairies
By Neil Michael, DVM MBA, Director of Technical Services, ABS Global, Inc. This article is taken from the published proceedings of the 3rd Annual I-29 Dairy Conference, "Breed For Success". To find out more about this conference click on the link provided...

Anatomy of the Cow’s Reproductive Tract
By Dr. R.W. Prange and Dr. R.T. Duby University of Massachusetts and published by West Virginia University Extension Service. Successful reproduction on modern dairy farms requires an understanding of reproductive processes of the dairy cow and a working...

Reproduction Success in the Cow Herd
By by Lori Weddle-Schott, Regional Extension Educator. Minnesota University Extenxion, Beef Centre. As cattlemen focus on the current calving season, they should not lose sight of the next most critical management issue-the upcoming breeding season.

What Is A Freemartin
By Laurie Ann Lyon, Cow Calf Corner, Oklahoma Coopereative Extension Service. Freemartinism is recognized as one of the most severe forms of sexual abnormality among cattle.

Growth Implants on Beef Heifer Reproduction
By Gene H. Deutscher, Extension Beef Specialist. This guide discusses the benefits and concerns in the use of growth implants with beef heifers.

Managing The Postpartum Interval
TABLES ARE NUMBERED FUNNY BUT THATS HOW IT IS IN THE ORIGINAL? By Rick Funston, Extension Beef Specialist, Montana State University

Boosting Births
By Jeromy Ten Hag - Milk Quality Assurance Program Lead/OMAFRA. Mastitis in your herd may be costing you more money than you think, suggests a study linking mastitis and poor reproductive performance in dairy cows.