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Gain insight into which cows should be cycling once mating starts with pre-mating heat detection.

Getting cows in calf well takes a year-round approach. The results achieved in the mating period are impacted by many factors earlier in the season or even in seasons gone by.

Yearling heifer mating is fast approaching: have you got it sorted? LIC asks. 

Getting cows in-calf quickly is key to achieving a good calving pattern, says DairyNZ.

Tail painting remains the most widely used form of heat detection in New Zealand, according to GEA FIL, the makers of Tell Tail heat detection paint.

The latest Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) will be under the spotlight when Australia hosts an international genetics conference in Lorne, Victoria, next month.

WITH THE FIRST mating season for heifers coming up rapidly, good nutrition not only has a major role to play in getting replacement stock up to live weight targets, but also in the cow's productive future, says Balance Agri-Nutrients.

DairyNZ experts will speak at a series of Bay of Plenty workshops on herd reproductive performance during September and October.