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Best regards
Zmags
Advancing
the Herd
Use all available tools to
improve culling decisions
Bull Buying
Strategies
Tips to Avoid
Repro Failures
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Volume 42, Number 2 February 2020
Purposeful Performance:
Moving Forward with Culling
Culling criteria is critical as you set goals for your program ..............................16
Signs of Impending Calving in Cows or Heifers
Know the indicators as spring calving season begins..............................................17
Genomics Value: Bull Buying Resolution for the New Year
Make purchases count by using all available tools for informed decisions.............18
Keep ’Em on Track
Avoid these top 5 reproductive failures and keep females performing......
Advancing the Herd Use all available tools to im
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Volume 42, Number 2
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As the spring calving season begins, the
Genomics Value: Bull Buying Resolution for the Ne
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Keep ’Em On Track Top 5 reproductive failures and
disease that causes abortion within one to three
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