I recently attended the Ohio Beef Cow/Calf workshop held in Washington County, where the focus was reproduction and genetics as important factors that ensure longevity within a herd. As the crowd ...

“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 ...

Open cows and poor conception rates often trace back to a single source in the bull pasture. Without consistent testing, one ...

“Like a fertility clinic for humans — it’s the same idea, just bringing it to the beef cattle world,” Poole said. “They have found there are a lot of relationships between the microbiome of the ...

Ovarian follicle dynamics in cattle describe the intricate sequence of events whereby follicles develop, mature and, ultimately, influence reproductive outcomes. These dynamics encompass the emergence ...

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