Title: Identify practices to improve fertility in the herd.
Course: Livestock Production Management (18301-II) > Section: Producing Beef and Dairy Cattle

Identification should include

- potential causes of infertility (e.g., lack of proper minerals, stress, poor nutrition, genetics)
- methods of increasing fertility
- selection of highly fertile cattle
- use of fertile bulls/semen
- nutritional program designed for fertility.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Are there any drawbacks to increasing fertility? Explain.
- How are highly fertile cattle identified?