Breeding

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Researchers at four universities evaluated three different CIDR-based TAI synchronization protocols in 801 heifers.

The decision to utilize a synchronization program has had a profound effect on this North Dakota ranch.

Data suggests that producers should make every effort to establish their breeding seasons when the temperatures are more in a thermal neutral range.

The beef industry has more technology available to it than most other species. Yet cattlemen utilize technology less than their competitors, one geneticist says.

Composite bulls may trade predictability for simplicity.

Replacement heifers are certainly an investment. At our ranch, we usually retain 50% of our heifer crop each year to develop and retain in the cowherd. We have found this is the best way to add numbers and improve genetics quickly in our herd...

Structural change and marketing systems are among reasons commercial producers forego heterosis, research finds.