DON'T CHEAT ON YOUR VOLUNTARY WAITING PERIOD

摘要

IT'S ONE THING TO CHEAT ON YOUR DIET. AFTER ALL, A FEW potato chips or some chocolate can help perk up even the most dismal day. However, it's quite another thing to try to improve reproductive efficiency by cheating cows on their voluntary waiting period -- the time between calving and eligibility for first breeding. It seems like an easy fix. Breed cows sooner, and they'll get pregnant faster, right? It's certainly less problematic than addressing deeper issues like conception rates, nutrition andheat detection. It's also one of the few areas of reproduction over which you have complete control.