Experts discussed common pregnancy-checking methods, including palpation, ultrasound and blood-based tests, noting that each option varies in accuracy depending on how far along a cow is in gestation.

“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 ...

Fall is an especially busy time for beef producers. Tasks abound, and there doesn’t seem to be an end to the checklist of things to do before cold temperatures creep in. In my last article, I focused ...

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 ...

Checking cows for pregnancy is nothing new, yet its adoption rates are still incredibly low. According to the 2008 United States Department of Agriculture survey on cow/calf management practices in ...