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Hair Shedding Scores: A Tool to Select Heat Tolerant Cattle

Publication date: April 1, 2021

Responsible beef breeding requires matching cattle genetics to production environment. This is necessary for at least three reasons: Profitability, animal well-being and improved environmental impact. Cattle that are well-suited to their environment ...

Estrus Synchronization Recommendations for Artificial Insemination of Beef Cows

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Select Synch: This protocol requires heat detection and will require performing AI over multiple days. Note that heat detection needs to begin on the day prior to administration of PG. Because it does not involve a CIDR, this protocol has a lower ...

Estrus Synchronization Recommendations for Natural Service Bull Breeding

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Introduction: While artificial insemination is an excellent choice for an increasing number of producers, it is not the only option after a synchronization program. A variety of simple synchronization protocols can be used effectively with natural ...

Estrus Synchronization Recommendations for Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers

Publication date: March 1, 2021

1-Shot PG: This protocol is simple, consisting only of administration of PG. However, this protocol requires heat detection and will require performing AI over multiple days. Because it does not involve a CIDR, MGA, or GnRH, it has a lower overall ...

Production Records for Commercial Cow-Calf Operations

Publication date: March 1, 2021

<p class="blurbnote"><strong>Editor’s note</strong><br />The introduction to this guide appears below. To view the PDF of the entire guide, please select the “Download this publication” button.</p><h5>Craig ...

Sexed Semen for Artificial Insemination: Recommendations and AI Approaches

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Sexed Semen: Sexed semen contains an enriched proportion of either X or Y chromosome-bearing sperm cells. The bovine X chromosome is larger than the Y-chromosome, resulting in X chromosome-bearing sperm cells containing approximately 3.8% more total ...

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