Early results suggest waiting longer to breed with sexed semen
Gabriel Bombardelli, Henrique Soares, and Ricardo Chebel
Bovine Veterinarian
Automated systems for estrous detection (e.g. pedometers, activity monitors) are becoming more popular in the U.S. dairy industry, particularly in the Midwest. The use of such systems presents opportunities to increase the percentage of the herd inseminated in estrus (heat) and reduce the use of reproductive hormones.