gestation

Every dairy cow has an optimal DPL which maximises her expected profitability over multiple lactations, notes De Vries, but it s not possible for farmers to accurately determine this without a reliable tool. Photo: Mark Pasveer
22-04-2021 | Article

Best dry period length for maximised milk production

Some studies indicate that heifers born to cows that experienced late-gestation heat stress have lower milk yield during their first lactation. Photo: Pixabay
05-04-2021 | Article

Late-gestation heifers and heat stress

The impact of heat stress is lasting and continues to affect the performance of the offspring of a heat-stressed cow for 2 generations. Photo: Dreamstime
22-03-2021 | Article

Heat stress in gestating cows weakens future generations

Cows trimmed during the last 4 weeks before the end of gestation had a 2.4 times higher chance of abortion. Photo: Koos Groenewold
23-02-2021 | News

Late gestation hoof trimming increases abortion risk

Photo Morgan Hancock
27-03-2019 | Article

Lambs born from 50 year old semen