Keywords
Infertility
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Abstract
Producers cannot completely control infertility in their cow herds. However, understanding and addressing the factors that affect infertility will help producers implement management practices that can improve fertility and reduce the negative impacts of infertility on the profitability of beef cow-calf operations. This 4-page fact sheet discusses reasons why beef cows fail to become pregnant or wean a calf, identification of infertile beef cows, and economic impacts of reduced fertility and infertility in beef cattle. Written by Chris Prevatt, G. Cliff Lamb, Carl Dahlen, Vitor R. G. Mercadante, and Kayln Waters, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, revised September 2018.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an208
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NAHMS. 1997. "Part 1: Reference of 1997 Beef Cow-Calf Management Practices." In NAHMS Beef '97. 1-55. Fort Collins, CO: USDA: APHIS: VS.
Prevatt, C. 2009. "Florida cattle market price watch." UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research & Education Center. Accessed on November 15, 2017. http://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/Florida%20Cattle%20Market%20Price%20Watch/price%20watch%20index.shtml
USDA NASS. n.d. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Accessed on November 10, 2017. http://www.nass.usda.gov/
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