Achieving reproductive success on the dairy is an ongoing challenge. While both management and physiological factors impact reproduction, UW-Extension Dairy Reproductive Specialist Paul Fricke outlines seven factors to improve herd reproduction:
- Inseminate cows at the correct time in relation to estrus or ovulation
- Improve AI efficiency
- Inseminate cows quickly after the end of the voluntary waiting period (VWP)
- Maintain high compliance to synchronized breeding protocols
- Identify nonpregnant cows early after an insemination (but not too early)
- Aggressively reinseminate nonpregnant cows
- Adopt and adapt to new technologies
To learn more about each of these seven keys to successful reproduction and how each can be effectively implemented on the dairy, please visit Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s to view the full paper on 7 Keys to Highly Effective Reproduction Programs. For more information regarding dairy reproduction please visit Dairy Cattle Reproduction UW-Extension.
Source:uwex.edu