Hamilton, 29 July 2013 – With calving underway and the industry knuckled down for the busiest period of the season, GEA Farm Technologies is reminding farmers that mating is also just around the ...

The normal oestrus cycle of a dairy cow will vary from 17 to 24 days, and should begin within 30-40 days of calving. Cows presented as “not seen bulling” will be for one of two reasons. They are ...

K-State beef cattle experts discuss how heat detection and reproductive management strategies can improve breeding success.

Recently they added a few more tools to that arsenal, thanks to a $70,000 grant from Woolworths’ Dairy Innovation Fund, which has helped them implement digital heat-detection collars, install a solids ...

Farmers have from time immemorial used expression of heat to breed livestock and other animal species. Failure to express heat behaviour is one of the things that occasion losses to dairy farmers.

LIC completed its acquisition of the Australian-based Beacon Heat Detectors Pty Ltd this week, effective 1 February 2016. The farmer-owned co-operative, which supplies dairy genetics to breed ...

The wet spring is making it harder for dairy farmers to detect if their cows are ready for mating and could affect reproduction rates. Detecting cows on heat is critical for a successful herd ...

Identifying cows on heat can be difficult but an innovative system that uses heat detection sensors and a teaser bull has already proven to be a hit with Irish farmers. Moocall conducted a study among ...

When Richard Wall decided to try Censortec Nedap CowControl on his dairy farm in Knockaderry, it was initially adopted as a labour-saving option but the results have proved better than expected.

THE value of heat detection collars for dairy cows will be discussed at a farm open day next week. The Pilkington family of Shordley Hall, Hope, near Wrexham, is hosting its second Dairy Development ...