The best method of pregnancy checking in cattle will depend on the desired timing of detection after breeding, the labor required, the availability of trained professionals, and what information is needed for the management system. (NDSU photo)
The profitability of any business is crucial, and livestock production is no different. With most revenue originating from the sale of calves produced, retaining non-pregnant cows in a cowcalf operation is hard to justify. Therefore, this time of year is traditionally pregnancy detection season.
“Cattle producers have or soon will be removing bulls from their spring-calving cow herds, bookending an…