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• Type grazing lush grass will cause reproductive problems.

  Visited a client in West Limerick today who presented a herd of dairy cows where overall reproductive performance was very poor. Body condition score in the cows was acceptable. However, the faeces of the cows were far too loose. Further discussion with... Posted Jul 01 2011, 09:53 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: reproductive performance, lush grass [Edit Tags]

• Phosphorus deficencies in the herd

  On calls today in County Kerry on 2 farms. Blood tests were taken from the animals due to poor reproductive performance. Results showed that there were severe phosphorus deficiencies. Clinical science concluded that the animals were eating stones.The... Posted Jul 14 2010, 01:40 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: reproductive performance, mineral supplements, phosphorus deficiencies [Edit Tags]

• Make scanning as part of your reproductive management programme.

  Major issues faced this week on farm visits in the south of Ireland where cows presented for AI and AI'd while pregnant to a previous service. This is creating major problems with embryonic death, wastage of AI straws and inaccurate dry off dates... Posted Jul 08 2010, 02:19 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: scanning, reproductive performance, milk protein ratios, butterfat [Edit Tags]

• Impact of over-crowding on reproductive performance

  Visited a farm in County Offaly yesterday with 160 milking cows. Breeding program for calving next Spring has begun. The fertility scan identified a high proportion of cows that were cycling and greater than 40 days calved with abnormal structure of the... Posted Apr 07 2010, 05:43 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: reproductive performance, overcrowding of animals [Edit Tags]