Reproductive Management Strategies for Dairy and Beef Cows
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Reproduction".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 948
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The adoption of reproductive technologies and adequate reproductive management practices has been vital in the acquisition of superior genetics, enabling rapid genetic improvements in herds in recent decades. The dairy industry has greatly benefitted from this, with reports of only 10.7% of dairy operations adopting a natural service by 2014. This rapid adoption of reproductive technologies has enhanced the efficiency of milk production, with the United States dairy industry producing 84.3 billion kg of milk with an inventory of 9.2 million cows in the year 2007; this is in contrast to 53 billion kg of milk and an inventory of 25.6 million cows in 1944. Nevertheless, the genetic selection of dairy animals has been focused on high achieving yields of milk, resulting in the decreased fertility of lactating cows over the years; indeed, the peak of infertility was observed around the year 2000. An adequate understanding of high-producing lactating cows has enabled the development of novel reproductive management practices that have resulted in the increased fertility of dairy females.
In the beef industry, several reproductive technologies and management practices have been developed in recent decades and contributed to the promotion of cow–calf operations; these include, but are not limited to, an enhancement in the accessibility of superior genetics, the induction of cyclicity in anestrous females, and early calving. Nevertheless, the adoption of reproductive technologies by beef producers has been slow, and the development of proper reproductive management practices aimed at improving the reproductive efficiency of beef herds is required in order to enhance the adoptability of reproductive technologies by the beef industry. We are pleased to invite you to submit your work related to the area of reproductive management strategies for beef and dairy cows.
This Special Issue aims to highlight and provide insights into current research addressing the development of novel reproductive management strategies that could enhance the reproductive efficiency of beef and dairy cows. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The development of novel estrus synchronization programs;
- The development of novel vaccine programs that result in improved reproductive efficiency;
- Nutritional strategies that result in improved reproductive efficiency;
- Management strategies that improve reproductive efficiency.
Dr. Nicholas Wege Dias
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bovine reproduction
- reproductive technology and management
- theriogenology
- endocri-nology
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