Reproduction
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Methods of Pregnancy Detection in Beef Cattle
- As part of the 2012 NDSU Extension Service Cow Calf Clinic, Dr. Carl Dahlen talks about pregnancy detection in beef cattle.
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Schedule Bull Breeding Soundness Exams Prior to Turnout
- Carl Dahlen, NDSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
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Plan AI Protocols Now
- Artificial Insemination (AI) has the potential to increase calf crop uniformity and weaning weight, reduce birth weight and calving difficulty, shorten the calving season and even produce calves of a known sex. However, less than 8 percent of U.S. beef operations have incorporated AI as a routine management strategy.
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Heifer Development
- NDSU Extension livestock specialist John Dhuyvetter discusses the pros and cons of breeding and buying replacement heifers. This is a recording from the 2011 Cow-Calf Clinic: Beef Cattle Reproduction videoconference. Recorded February 16, 2011.
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Synchronizing Estrous, Heat Detection, and AI
- NDSU Extension beef specialist Carl Dahlen discusses artificial insemination on the beef industry, the estrous cycle and hormones. This is a recording from the 2011 Cow-Calf Clinic: Beef Cattle Reproduction videoconference. Recorded February 16, 2011.
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Understanding the Bull Sale Catalog
- NDSU Animal Sciences Department professor David Buchanan explains how to read a bull sale catalog. This is a recording from the 2011 Cow-Calf Clinic: Beef Cattle Reproduction videoconference. Recorded February 16, 2011.
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Third Trimester and Post-partum Beef Cow Nutrition
- NDSU Extension area livestock specialist Karl Hoppe discusses nutritional needs for beef cows in the thrid trimenster of pregnancy or post-partum. This is a recording from the 2011 Cow-Calf Clinic: Beef Cattle Reproduction videoconference. Recorded February 16, 2011.
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Backgrounding Cattle 2011: Costs, Prices and Possibilities
- A series of 4 archived videoconference presentations dealing with backgrounding beef cattle.
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Beef Cattle Reproduction - 2011 Cow-Calf Clinic
- A series of 4 archived videoconference presentations dealing with beef cattle reproduction.

