Cow Disposition Affects Pregnancy Rate

By Gary Veserat, MS, PAS on Tue, Jun 11, 2019 @ 08:30 AM

Written by Glenn Selk, PhD. Beef Cattle Specialist Emeritus with the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

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Now we have another good excuse to cull cows due to bad temperament. Producers that routinely breed cows artificially realize that cows that are unruly and nervous are less likely to conceive to artificial insemination. Presumably, the lowered conception rates were because they have been stressed as they are passed through the working facilities and restrained while being synchronized and inseminated. Research trials indicate, even in the serenity of a natural breeding pasture, cows with bad dispositions are less likely to conceive when mated with bulls.

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No Holidays For The Farmer! E.I. Medical Imaging Recognizes A Hero

By Jim Turner on Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 04:00 AM

In America we recently celebrated the 4th of July holiday, or Independence Day, and for some of us we even enjoyed an extra few days off of work since the holiday fell on a Thursday allowing for a day off on Friday and of course, the weekend.

This was a great celebration in my family as well because of the fact that I have a son celebrating his birthday on July 4 and my wife celebrates her birthday the day after.  To say the least, we had a grand time with birthday cakes, fireworks and some mouth watering BBQ along with our time off on the long holiday weekend.

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IBEX Ultrasound Used To Examine Calf Lungs

By Dr. Liz Adams on Wed, Mar 09, 2011 @ 03:32 PM

Elizabeth Adams, DMV, scans calves with IBEX PROMy name is Elizabeth Adams and I am a dairy practitioner in the central valley of California. Recently, I was able to use the IBEX PRO portable ultrasound to look at calf lungs for evidence of damage from calfhood pneumonia. In veterinary school, I scanned all of my patients with respiratory symptoms because it is a fast, non-invasive exam that provides a lot of information quickly. With ultrasound I can see healthy lungs, pleural effusion, atelectasis, consolidation and abscessation. 

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