The widespread adoption by dairy farmers of hormonal protocols that synchronize ovulation and allow for timed A.I. in lactating dairy cows has changed the way that A.I. breeding programs are implemented...

Dairy management decisions such as the ideal voluntary waiting period and days dry are the topics of productivity conversations across the globe

Understanding and preventing embryonic loss in dairy cows, presented by Matthew Lucy, University of Missouri-Columbia

In a recent Frontiers in Veterinary Science article, Penn State researchers discovered that a sugar solution may prove to have the same effects as treating certain diseases with antibiotics

Double ovsynch has remained one of the best tools to submit cows to first insemination for full timed artificial insemination (FTAI) since its inception

There are many tools available to dairy farmers to achieve a high 21-day pregnancy rate, but what rate delivers the best return?

Exploring first insemination requires some trial and error as we aim to discover the best time to provide a first service to our cows

Pregnant women are expected to eat foods that will benefit the child as it begins to grow and develop inside the womb. The same concept goes for dairy cattle, too

Achieving success in your breeding program isn’t something that just happens overnight

When sexed semen was first marketed to dairy farmers back in 2006, it was initially only recommended for use in dairy heifers because of its reduced fertility

After decades of phenotypic decline in fertility traits as dairy farmers bred cows to make more milk instead, the industry has more recently seen improvements in heifer conception rate (HCR), cow conception...

pregnancy status is a key component of herd management. Early identification of open cows and heifers allows for the implementation of a reproductive program to reduce the interval between A.I

Where's the Beef? Exploring the use of sexed semen, beef semen, and beef embryos Presented with Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin-MadisonSponsored by Cryoport SystemsxxxImproved reproductive

Wearable animal monitoring technology helps some farms identify when cows are in heat and ready to be inseminated

Using technology to understand fertility in dairy cowsRonaldo Cerri, University of British Columbia

Reproduction in dairy cattle has come a long way in recent decades. Herds regularly reach pregnancy rates much better than previous generations

Not all cows react the same way to the same environment or action. There are slight physiological, genetic, and maintenance variations that cause some animals to thrive where others struggle

Implementing an activity monitoring system is a serious investment for a dairy farm. That can be paid back by saving labor costs on heat detection and getting cows bred at the right time

Over the past 30 years, the dairy industry has seen substantial improvement in the reproductive success of our herds

The weather is cooling, the leaves are starting to turn, and football is back. For dairy enthusiasts, that all means two things: corn silage harvest is underway or complete, and World Dairy Expo will be...