The adoption of individual-cow monitoring technology has created the ability to customize reproductive decisions based on the ...

Why energy, protein, minerals and weekly body condition checks are critical to getting cows and first‑calf heifers rebred on ...

“Reproduction is incredibly important because we rely on getting a calf every 12 to 13 months from our dairy cows,” said Mark van der List, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim. “We not only want our cows to ...

Evidence indicates that allowing beef calves to stay in the maternal herd beyond the age of natural weaning promotes animal welfare and may enhance the cows' natural reproductive potential.

When listening to farmers, I get interesting and erroneous information at times. But I always consider the information gleaned from the discussions and subject it to scientific analysis to help me ...

Dairy cows have been put through their paces during the past year. Dairy Update visited a farmer who was able to keep fertility on track, despite being hit by Schmallenberg and forage pressures Good ...