Can egg follicle size indicate cow fertility? (What Makes Flossie Fertile?).

From: Agricultural Research | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

According to Tom Geary--a reproductive physiologist at ARS' Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Montana--only two out of three beef cows that are bred actually give birth. Identifying the most fertile cows could help producers achieve higher pregnancy rates in their herds and make their operations more efficient.

For several years, Geary has been collaborating with professor Michael F. Smith, a reproductive physiologist at the University of Missouri-Columbia. They have been looking for different physiological indicators of fertility in beef cows. ...

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