The Cattle Business Weekly
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The Cattle Business Weekly
Estrous synchronization with natural service offers many benefits to the cowherd
Cattle producers often associate estrous synchronization with artificial insemination (AI). Many do not associate the practices and economic benefits of synchronization with natural service breeding programs. “There are many production and economic advantages to utilizing synchronization in the cowherd,” says Lisa Pederson, North Dakota State University Extension livestock specialist at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center. “Mainly, it creates a more uniform calf crop.” Synchronization protocols, whether used with AI or natural service, synchronize the estrous cycles of females into a tighter period. This allows the majority of the cowherd two opportunities to become pregnant within the first 30 days...