How nutritional stress can impact fertility in dairy cows

Rising productivity in modern dairy herds can come at a cost, with nutritional stress now a key driver of poor fertility in high yielding herds

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Even short-term imbalances in energy, protein, minerals or vitamins can disrupt cows' metabolic stability.
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Even short-term imbalances in energy, protein, minerals or vitamins can disrupt cows' metabolic stability.

Over the past few decades, genetic selection and improved management have dramatically increased productivity in livestock, particularly in dairy and beef herds. High-yielding animals, especially the...

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