Preg-testing vital to help plan ahead

摘要

PREGNANCY testing cows is important for dairy farmers at this time of year to help budget accurately as feed costs remain high.Dairy Australia's newly-appointed InCalf program leader Tim Humphris said knowing the pregnancy status of cows was important as it allowed farmers to make culling decisions, accurately feed budget and accurately plan transition feeding, which is criticalto reproductive performance."That way, with the limited feed resources available, we can maintain the Body Condition Score of the cows that we do have," he said.