Pregnancy loss in cattle is one of the largest economic burdens to cattle producers and one of most perplexing factors influencing management decisions. Pregnancy loss may occur at any point during gestation with the largest percentage of loss occurring in the first 30 days and subsequently decreasing as the pregnancy progresses. Losses may be attributed to predisposed factors such as genetics or environmental factors such as nutritional stressors or disease. In this review, we will briefly discuss the pivotal periods of pregnancy loss affecting beef and dairy cattle and recent research^that examines factors that impact pregnancy loss.
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