TRAIL · 113 EPISODES

Reproduction & Herd Development.

Reproductive performance, heifer development, fertility, beef-on-dairy decisions, and lifetime herd productivity.

Watch or listen to the episodes in order, then review the key takeaways and short companion posts.

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The Trail

DAIRYEP 119

01/03

Methionine & Dairy Reproduction

Methionine, reproductive health, bypass amino acids, and herd performance.

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DAIRYEP 122

02/03

Heifer Reproductive Management

Body condition, puberty, breeding readiness, and precision tools for heifers.

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DAIRYEP 44

03/03

Protein Requirements of Gestating Cows

Gestating cow protein requirements, nutrient models, and amino acid challenges.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

What you'll take away

3 takeaways · from 3 episodes

Reproduction starts in nutrition

This trail ties reproductive outcomes to methionine, protein strategy, body condition, and heifer readiness.

Heifer benchmarks matter

Body condition, puberty timing, and breeding readiness show up as practical herd-development checkpoints.

Gestation nutrition has model risk

Protein requirements and nutrient model choice can shift decisions before the next lactation begins.

COMPANION POSTS

Short reads on this trail

Short-form posts by Adisseo experts on the same themes as the episodes, for another angle in a few minutes.

Rumen development in young calves

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Starter intake, fermentable substrate, water, forage, hygiene, and calf management all influence the move toward solid-feed digestion. This post connects those factors with rumen microbial development.

Nutrition and calf scours

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Companion post1 min read

Calf scours has nutritional, infectious, environmental, and management contributors. This post examines protein and amino acid supply as part of gut development while keeping prevention broader than one feed change.

Amino acids and reproductive nutrition

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Companion post1 min read

This post introduces research questions linking amino acid nutrition with reproductive processes in dairy cattle. It provides a route into the reproduction trail, where feeding context and the strength of supporting evidence can be explored.

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