Do you think pregnancy testing is expensive? If so, odds are that you haven’t really thought about why you do it in the first place! Profitable production systems sail close to the wind. They strive to capitalise on all of their resources. Pregnancy diagnosis isn’t just about measuring the success of your bulls, predicting your …
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV or Pestivirus) is very common in Australian cattle herds with around 90% of herds showing evidence of past infection. BVDV is capable of causing 25-50% production losses in recently infected herds and can decimate pregnancy rates. When cattle are infected with BVDV in the first month of pregnancy, it is …
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Once again we are in preg testing season. Make sure to get in early this year to get the most out of your investment. Our ultrasound machine, and the highly trained operator can ACCURATELY determine pregnancies from about 30 days post breeding. This means that the best time to book in Preg testing is about …
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Manual Pregnancy Diagnosis Versus Ultrasound Pregnancy Diagnosis By David Peterson Past President of Australian Cattle Veterinarians and Principal Veterinarian Finley Group of Practices 57 Warmatta Street Finley NSW 2713 Phone 03 5883 3833 David has had 28 years and approximately 400,000 cattle experience with manual pregnancy testing and, 7 years and approximately 120,000 cattle experience …
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