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• First lactation cows in a non-cycling state

  Visited a farm this morning outside Dripsey in County Cork where a herd of mostly Friesian cows were presented for early pregnancy diagnosis and reproductive assessment. The first lactation cows presented today had a high proportion of anoestrus or non... Posted Jun 01 2011, 11:51 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: anoestrus, Friesian cows [Edit Tags]

• Scanning cows reveals that local reactions to copper injections causes an-oestrus

  On a farm visit outside Oldcastle, County Meath to scan a herd of dairy cows which were presented with a high percentage of cows not detected in heat. Of those cows not detected in heat, some presented as an – oestrus and a number had large lumps on their... Posted May 24 2011, 10:32 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: anoestrus, copper injections [Edit Tags]

• Low starch content in maize.

  Visited a farm in County Waterford. A herd of cows presented for scanning for calving next Autumn. The cows were on a diet with maize which had low starch content. The cows presented with a very high proportion of animals in an anoestrus state. This may... Posted Jan 07 2011, 11:07 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: scanning, anoestrus, maize concentrates [Edit Tags]

• Ulstrasonography to check reproductive status before synchronisation

  Visited a farm in County Limerick today where a number of cows slipped pregnancies. It transpired that the animals had recently been AI’d on the basis that they were not pregnant. The animals had been synchronised to induce anoestrus and resulted in the... Posted Dec 16 2010, 11:53 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: anoestrus, reproductive status, slipped pregnancies, AI'D [Edit Tags]

• Severe nutritional stress results in deep anoestrous and requires a siginificant period for recovery

  On a farm visit today which consists of 55 suckler cows. 35 of these cows scanned were not pregnant and iwere in deep anoestrous 3 months previously. I recommended to the client to get a Nutritionist and to put these animlas on a diet to enhance body... Posted Sep 06 2010, 12:31 PM by cows365 with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: body condition score, Nutrition in animals, body condition, anoestrus [Edit Tags]

• Deep anoestrus state in cows

  Visited a dairy farm in County Cork yesterday. 15% of the animals on the herd not being detected in heat. All of the animals were close to a deep anoestrus i.e they would not respond to progesterone treatment in synchronisation with prostaglanding treatment... Posted Jul 07 2010, 12:02 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: animal welfare, IBR, anoestrus, diet management [Edit Tags]

• stomach fluke and its impact on pregnancy rate in heifers

  Visited a farm in County Limerick yesterday, which had a severe outbreak of stomach fluke. The maiden heifers had previously been assessed to determine stage of reproduction cycle for the purpose of synchronization. The heifers yesterday were presented... Posted Apr 08 2010, 05:28 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy rate, anoestrus, stomach fluke [Edit Tags]