“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 ...

The summer months can be tough on cattle, especially when it's extremely hot and humid. In fact, cows can develop heat stress, which can impact reproduction. It's something Dr. Heather Schlesser with ...

Within a cow/calf operation, cow condition is vital to the overall reproductive performance of the cow herd. Beef producers should be mindful of the cows body condition and its relation to her ...

Calculating calving distribution is one way to evaluate the previous year’s cow herd reproductive performance. This assessment calculates the number of cows calving in 21-day periods during the ...

Due to the immense work cows must do to process food through four stomachs and produce gallons of milk daily, they’re more prone to overheating and vulnerable to climate change.

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 ...

Dr. Jim Donahue and his team at ReproHealth Technologies are tweaking the design on a device that allows a surrogate cow to incubate embryos. (IBJ photos/Eric Learned) Dr. Jim Donahue did not ...

The premier national event in beef cattle reproduction management is coming to New Mexico. The Applied Reproduction Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium will be Aug. 29 to 30 at the Ruidoso Convention ...

Results are presented of a survey of the reproductive performance of cattle inseminated artificially in the Leinster area. It is estimated that of 100 animals presented for insemination 90 would calve ...

Researchers of the Veterinary Faculty of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (CEU UCH) and the National Institute of Farming and Food Research and Technology (INIA) have designed a new protocol to ...