Experts discussed common pregnancy-checking methods, including palpation, ultrasound and blood-based tests, noting that each option varies in accuracy depending on how far along a cow is in gestation.

Dairy producers preg test cows all the time. Why should cattle producers patiently wait until the cow exhibits signs of being in heat? Every day your cow isn’t bred is a day of loss. If the vet can’t ...

When the veterinarian calls out and marks an “O” on the hips of “open” or non-pregnant cows during pregnancy checks, ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm find out if their cows are pregnant.

I attended the 2021 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in College Station. On the last day, Dr. Ky Pohler, associate professor, reproductive physiologist and native of Shiner, demonstrated various ...

Checking for pregnancy in beef cattle may cost ranchers money upfront, but could greatly benefit them financially in the long run, as well as help with herd productivity. “It's not cheap to feed ...

Dr. Ibrahim Kemboi (right) the vet in charge of chemusian farm in Nakuru county with staff members about to draw blood for pregnancy-testing of cows in the farm Identifying if a cow has become ...

If you’ve already got the vet on your place to preg check cows, it might be wise to test any herd bulls or cleanup bulls for trichomoniasis while he or she is there. Trichomoniasis is a venereal ...