Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the May 14, 2013:
Refrigeration of bovine sperm provides a window of opportunity for storage/transportation and utilization of semen and provides a management option in combination with fixed-time artificial insem...
Article published the May 9, 2013:
Optimized systems for timed artificial insemination (TAI; Pregnancy per AI of 40 to 50%) entail controlling the period of follicle dominance, need to sustain progesterone exposure throughout the&...
Article published the May 8, 2013:
Specific Causes of Reproductive Failure
Fertility in cattle has many pre-requisites and components, which require males and females to be functionally capable of reaching the last step, the birth of a normal, ...
Article published the May 8, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
Milk yield of the dairy cows has increased rapidly over the past 40 yeras and, in some European countries more than doubled, due to a combitation of improved genetics, feeding and management, with...
Article published the May 8, 2013:
Metabolic Load During Lactation, Health and Welfare in High-producing Dairy Cows
In dairy cattle, metabolic load (ML) is defined as "the total energy burden imposed by the synthesis and secretion of milk, whic...
Article published the March 25, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
In calf rearing systems, an early and high intake of concentrate and roughage is encouraged to reduce the milk rearing or milk replacer feeding costs and to ensure a better development of the fore...
Article published the March 12, 2013:
Monitoring of Bun of Mun is a technique that can be used for measuring protein and energy status in cattle from biological samples obtained at strategic times relative to production cycles, feedi...
Article published the December 17, 2012:
Proper semen handling is essential to maintain optimum reproductive performance of your AI breeding program. To maintain the high quality of semen you purchased from your Select Sires representative, you must p...
Article published the December 11, 2012:
The recto-vaginal technique is the most commonly used method to artificially inseminate cattle. The basic skills required to perform this technique can be obtained with about three days practice under professio...
Article published the December 10, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
Detection of estrus (heat) is often cited as the most costly component and undoubtedly, the major limiting factor to the success of A.I. programs on many dairy farms. Incorrect detection of ...