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Heifers by Troy Walz

July 1, 2025

When Estrus Synch Goes Sideways: Practical Troubleshooting for Beef Producers

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist

Heifers with estrus patches (Troy Walz)

July 1, 2025

Acclimation to Handling Improved Timed AI Conception Rates in Yearling Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers in a pasture

Published: May 1, 2015 | Updated: April 1, 2025

Estrus Synchronization Considerations in Beef Herds

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

cattle grazing in a pasture

September 23, 2024

Simple Synchronization of Cows - One Injection, One Time through the Chute, and Bull Breed

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

March 1, 2021

Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Estrous Cycle Learning Module

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cow

February 2, 2020

Will CIDRs bring cows into heat earlier so they calve sooner next year?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

February 2, 2020

Use Progesterone to Induce Estrous

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Beef cow and bull

February 2, 2020

Benefits of Estrous Synchronization

Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in a field

May 1, 2019

General Management Considerations to Increase the Proportion of Early Calving Heifers and Cows

G.A. Perry, South Dakota State University; M.F. Smith, University of Missouri; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist