Improve Preg Rates with a Step-by-Step Analysis
Progressive Farmer
If a cattle producer only looked at one number in assessing the cow herd every year, Gerald Stokka knows which one he’d pick—preg rates. Stokka is Extension veterinarian at North Dakota State University, and livestock stewardship specialist. He notes that selling more calves, as it relates to cows exposed and cow input costs, is a greater indication of business success than any other production parameter.