Description

Reproductive performance in dairy farms is crucial for farm profitability. Economic net return of reproductive performances is associated with milk yield, replacement and mortality, supply of on-farm replacements, and relative reproductive costs, among others.

Learning Objectives

• Understand herd dynamics associated with reproductive performance
• Best standard measurement of reproductive performance
• Overall economic impact of increasing reproductive performance
• The value of a cow associated with reproduction
• Use of sexed, beef, and conventional semen to control herd population and optimize profitability according to reproduction performance