Tips for dairy herd fertility success

Dairy herd fertility is a major concern for dairy producers, and it’s important to know the factors that can affect cow fertility and how to identify them. This article provides some tips on how to improve dairy fertility in your herd. And one of many that we offer to help dairy farmers understand how to keep dairy cows profitable over the long term.

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First of all, let’s understand what causes low dairy herd fertility.

There are three main factors that cause low fertility in dairy herds. These are:

• - Poor nutrition
• - Poor reproductive management
• - Disease and illness

The first step to increasing dairy cow fertility is to identify the causes of low fertility and then implement appropriate management practices.

Here are some tips to follow to help increase cow's fertility:

Monitor the reproductive cycle of your cows 

Checking their reproductive cycle can help identify any potential issues, and this can be done by collecting data in areas such as estrus behaviour and their vulva condition.

Evaluate overall cow health

As well as their reproductive cycle, it’s important to regularly check the overall status of their health to identify any issues, including potential issues.

This should be done by checking their physical condition regularly as well as assessing their overall milk production.

Provide high-quality feed

As mentioned earlier, good nutrition is important. Which is one of the ways to increase a cow's fertility, as well as making sure to provide a balanced and healthy nutritional diet for the herd that includes adequate protein levels.

Provide an optimal living environment

Another way to increase herd fertility is by improving the surrounding area where cows live.

An optimal, healthy environment improves the happiness and well-being of cows - and it reduces any potential stress levels that can impact fertility.

The net result of a better environment for cows is better dairy fertility.

The best way to do this is by providing cows with an environment that has good ventilation and that’s clean. This also helps to reduce the risk of viruses.

Consider using supplements

Nutritional supplements such as vitamin E or selenium help to improve the overall health of the herd and should be used when possible.

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