What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both?
As any other business enterprise, the sustainability of a dairy farm is highly dependent on economics. In order to obtain a profitable return on assets, there is a constant need to maximize outputs and, oftentimes, to minimize inputs. Reproduction influences both milk production and number of repla...
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As any other business enterprise, the sustainability of a dairy farm is highly dependent on economics. In order to obtain a profitable return on assets, there is a constant need to maximize outputs and, oftentimes, to minimize inputs. Reproduction influences both milk production and number of replacement heifers available on a farm; therefore, reproductive efficiency becomes a key determinant of dairy cow profitability. This 3-page fact sheet presents information from recently published work that looked at the economics of different reproductive programs for breeding heifers that use timed AI only, estrus detection only, or a combination of both. Written by Klibs N. Galvão, Eduardo S. Ribeiro, and Jose Eduardo P. Santos, and published by the UF Department of Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences, May 2014.
VM199/VM199: What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Breeding Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-d25bfdc2360046c89d62387ee0813bac2025-02-08T06:00:37ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092014-09-0120147What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both?Klibs N. Galvão0Eduardo S. RibeiroJose Eduardo P. Santos1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida As any other business enterprise, the sustainability of a dairy farm is highly dependent on economics. In order to obtain a profitable return on assets, there is a constant need to maximize outputs and, oftentimes, to minimize inputs. Reproduction influences both milk production and number of replacement heifers available on a farm; therefore, reproductive efficiency becomes a key determinant of dairy cow profitability. This 3-page fact sheet presents information from recently published work that looked at the economics of different reproductive programs for breeding heifers that use timed AI only, estrus detection only, or a combination of both. Written by Klibs N. Galvão, Eduardo S. Ribeiro, and Jose Eduardo P. Santos, and published by the UF Department of Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences, May 2014. VM199/VM199: What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Breeding Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131755VM199 |
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| title | What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? |
| title_full | What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? |
| title_fullStr | What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? |
| title_short | What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? |
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