Activity meters and rumen temperature boluses could be important tools to improve the reproductive performance of suckler herds.Vet Jonathan Statham of Bish-opton Vet Group and Raft Solutions said if beef producers could improve parturition predication then calf survival would also be improved."Both rumen boluses and activity monitors have the potential to improve reproductive performance of suckler herds. In particular, identifying females in oestrus is paramount to successful artificial insemination (AI) protocols that do not use synchronisation. If we can predict ovulation time we can reduce the barrier to uptake artificial insemination," he said.Speaking at an EBLEX research and development workshop, Mr Statham said having a better prediction of calving time and using AI was a major benefit to suckler producers.
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