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Research Documents
KS: Postpartum Health Disorders in Holsteins
Prevalence of early postpartum health disorders in Holstein cows and associations with production, reproduction, and ...
KS – ear tag automation for estrus detection
Economic comparison of an ear tag automated activity monitor for estrus detection with timed-AI in ...
5.6 INFRARED ESTRUS DETECTION (AUG 2019)
The accuracy of estrus detection using thermal and behavioural biometrics during milking in a tie-stall ...
5.5 ANO-GENITAL DISTANCE AND FERTILITY (JUL 2019)
Ano-genital distance in dairy cows may be a new fertility trait affecting reproductive performance...
5.4 ESTROUS CYCLE AND PARITY (JUN 2019)
Little is known about the influence of parity on ovarian cyclicity and its effect on ...
3.8 Novel Fertility Traits (Sep 2016 – Gobi)
High fertility and milk production are key factors for profitability in dairy farms worldwide.
2.5 Ovulatory Follicle Size (Dec 2015 – Colazo)
Several studies have looked at the effect of the size of the ovulatory follicle on ...
1.10 Uterine Health (Dec 2014 – Ametaj)
Reproduction failure is the number one cause for culling of dairy cows in Canada.
1.9 Timed-AI (Sep 2014 – Colazo)
Poor or inadequate visual estrus detection is the major cause of low insemination risk (the ...
1.4 Flaxseed & Repro (April 2014 – Ambrose)
Due to their caloric density, dietary fats may reduce the harmful negative energy balance that ...
1.1 Repro Management (Jan 2014 – Ambrose)
Fertility in dairy cows has been declining in Canada and throughout the world.