Working with a veterinarian on pregnancy checks, bull soundness exams and vaccination plans is important as spring approaches.

Recent advances in sensor technology and data analysis have transformed the field of reproductive management in dairy cattle. Research now focuses on automated estrus detection, utilising a range of ...

Scientists in Nova Scotia say they've found a way to give Bessie a longer reproductive life, and thus more milk for farmers. Researchers at Performance Genomics Inc., a biotechnology company in Truro, ...

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.

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 ...

In experiments on mice, even at concentrations 100 times higher than milk from pregnant cows, blood hormone levels and reproductive organs were unaffected by dietary estrogens, report investigators in ...

Late lactation cows still need magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus. Proper supplementation supports production, immunity, and smooth muscle function.