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What your dairy herd's fertility data can tell you

Dairy cow fertility is described as a 鈥榮pider's web of interconnect risk factors' by veterinary consultant Dr Vicki Shepherd, so what factors need addressing to achieve good performance?

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It is not enough to just collect information - it should be used to identify patterns to enable early intervention.
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It is not enough to just collect information - it should be used to identify patterns to enable early intervention.

The importance of detailed record-keeping in relation to fertility performance should not be underestimated says Dr Vicki Shepherd, who runs the independent consultancy FertiliVet. She says that while...

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