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Use Of Ultrasound In Reproductive Management Of Beef Cow Herds, Douglas D. Zalesky
Use Of Ultrasound In Reproductive Management Of Beef Cow Herds, Douglas D. Zalesky
South Dakota Beef Report, 1994
The use of ultrasound technology in reproductive management of beef cow herds is currently being evaluated in ongoing projects with cooperator herds in South Dakota. The projects include the use of ultrasound for the purposes of evaluating 1) cycling activity of heifers on estrous synchronization programs immediately prior to breeding and 2) early pregnancy detection and aging of fetuses in heifers and mature cows. Information obtained from these images will be used by producers to make management decisions associated with the breeding season, selection of heifers, and nutrition. Ovaries are evaluated for the presence of follicles and a corpus luteum, …