Livestock Management RANCHING
Cull open cattle this year to improve the
pregnancy rate next year.
diseases, follow a sound vaccination program recommended by a local veterinarian.”
Pregnancy The period of pregnancy, re-
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ferred to as gestation, is the time from conception until the young is born. Pregnancy rate is measured by the percentage of the cow herd that becomes pregnant following the breeding season. It is calculated by the number of females diagnosed pregnant divided by the number of females eligible for pregnancy times 100 (Table 1, p.57). Pregnancy can be determined by 3 techniques — rectal palpation, ultrasound (trans- rectal ultrasonography) and blood testing. The Purdue University Beef
Team defi nes the 3 techniques. Rectal palpation is an accurate
form of pregnancy diagnosis and the Purdue team explains, “Trained professionals can detect pregnancy as early as 35 days following mat- ing and can provide an approximate age of the fetus that can be used to calculate anticipated calving date. A disadvantage of rectal palpation is that it provides little informa- tion about the health or viability of the fetus. Therefore, females with a nonviable or dying fetus can be diagnosed as pregnant. “With the advent of ultrasound,
pregnancy status and age of the fe- tus can be accomplished with a high
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