Displaying items by tag: Breeding
Hot cows affect reproduction
Heat stress has a big effect on reproduction, explains Greg Jarratt, vet and director of Matamata Veterinary Services.
Hot cows affect reproduction
Heat stress has a big effect on reproduction, explains Greg Jarratt, vet and director of Matamata Veterinary Services.
What drives production?
OPINION: Good production is 50% feeding and 50% breeding.
Farms wanted for progeny testing
Dairy farmers are being sought for a progeny testing to develop the next generation of elite dairy sires.
Genetic solutions key to increasing cow fertility
The fertility breeding value is a genetic assessment of future cow fertility and it works, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dr Chris Burke.
No longer so sure about BW
OPINION: Breeding worth (BW) was introduced decades ago and has served farmers well as a breeding guide – or has it?
Swiss breed proves a heavy hitter
In beef progeny trials by Beef + Lamb NZ across NZ, initial weight-based results show Simmental are performing at the top of the breeds.
Fresh is best semen trial finds
A field trial using frozen sexed semen didn’t produce the desired results, says LIC.
Heat detection with no tail paint
The latest device from the Irish maker, Moocall Heat, monitors cows for heat detection, centering on a collar worn by the bull to detect his activity as he moves through the herd.
IVF-type technology for breeding cows
A new embryo transfer biopsy and genomic selection technology is being used to boost elite animal breeding for the dairy industry.
