Dairy cow fertility non-negotiables

Owen Atkinson from Dairy Veterinary Consultancy Ltd & Dave Gilbert from Dairy Insight share the non-negotiables when it comes to fertility.

Whether you are getting high yielding dairy cows in calf or maintaining fertility with grazing cows, taking your eye off fertility can have major implications nine months later.

Fertility is one of the key factors affecting dairy herd efficiency and can be one of your major production costs. However, you can make significant improvements, so we’ll help you understand the critical areas for moving herd fertility forward.

You’ll learn about ways to improve dairy cow fertility and profitability through proactive management.

Key fertility reference guides:
- The InCalf guide for GB farmers calving all-year-round https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library...
- The InCalf guide for GB farmers with block calving herds https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library...

For more on dairy cow fertility: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library...

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