Select For Low Rib Fat To Boost Conception
Selecting for low rib fat as a way of boosting carcase meat yield may be linked to a reduction in maiden heifer conception, according to research conducted in the Beef CRC Maternal Productivity project led by Associate Professor Wayne Pitchford...

Unlocking The Secrets To Improved Northern Herd Fertility
The Northern Female Lifetime Reproduction Beef CRC research project, which is unprecedented in its scope and unlikely to ever be repeated, is uncovering the keys to fertility and profitability in Australia’s northern rangelands.

Stacking The Odds With AI
Cattlemen know genetic change is a slow process, especially when compared to other species.

Estrus Detection In Cattle
Estrus in cattle is commonly referred to as heat. It occurs every 18 to 24 days in sexually mature, open (nonpregnant) female cattle when they are receptive to mounting activity by bulls or other cows or heifers, according to Dr. Jane A. Parish, Associate...

Ensure Cows Earn Their Keep
Putting the pressure on cows to perform well, will ensure a highly productive and eocnomically efficient beef herd.

Pregnancy Checking Cows Can Save Money
Lower body condition and poor forage quality lead to low pregnancy rates. Dr Les Anderson explains why pregnancy checking cows can be cost effective.

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...

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...

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.

Diseases Affecting Reproduction in Beef Cattle
By Ron Parker, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, College of Agriculture and Home Economics New Mexico State University.