Experts discussed common pregnancy-checking methods, including palpation, ultrasound and blood-based tests, noting that each ...

Checking for pregnancy in beef cattle may cost ranchers money upfront, but could greatly benefit them financially in the long run, as well as help with herd productivity. “It's not cheap to feed ...

When making an important decision, many people prefer to gather as much information as they can to make the most informed choice possible. For cow-calf producers, knowing the pregnancy status of the ...

With calves weaned, veterinarians criss-cross the country conducting pregnancy checks, or preg checking, cow herds. The vet ...

Pregnancy testing used to be very seasonal, but now we preg check almost all year round. There are several different methods to pregnancy testing and several different reasons why it is important for ...

“There are many benefits to early pregnancy checking replacement heifer,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. The Show-Me-Select (SMS) Replacement Heifer ...

Pregnancy checking cattle can help producers make a variety of management decisions on the farm. Aaron Berger, University of Nebraska beef Extension educator, says preg checking provides valuable ...

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 cow-calf ...

Calving season is an important and busy time of year as beef producers are preparing themselves for less sleep each night, ...

With calves weaned, veterinarians cross the country conducting pregnancy checks, or preg checking, cow herds. The vet calls out and marks an “O” on the hips of “open” or non-pregnant cows. Producers ...

It’s time to get out your Red Book gestation table and recheck your calving dates. Then match calving time with the amount ...