Mizzou Repro — Reproductive Management of Beef Cattle

The Mizzou Repro mission is to improve the profitability and sustainability of beef cattle farms and ranches in the state of Missouri and across the United States. Reproductive performance is one of the critical drivers of profitability and sustainability, and failure to attain pregnancy early in the breeding season represents some of the largest losses in potential efficiency in the U.S. cow herd. Reproductive technologies and management practices provide an opportunity to mitigate this loss and facilitate long-term, systems-level improvements across the industry. Currently, these technologies and management practices are underutilized.

U.S. cattle producers must begin to take advantage of these opportunities in order to remain cost-competitive in an increasingly global market. We are committed to developing effective extension and education programming that equips producers, veterinarians, and allied industry with the knowledge and tools needed to increase use of reproductive technologies in beef production systems. In addition, we are committed to ongoing applied research efforts to improve success rates with these technologies and characterize the impact on reproductive performance and genetic improvement.

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Stay informed about beef cattle reproduction topics.
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Watch videos on a variety of beef cattle reproduction topics.
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Get practical training in the development and execution of estrous synchronization and artificial insemination (A.I.) programs.
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Improve your heifer development program and increase your marketing opportunities.

Events and online courses

Resources

Missouri Cattlemen’s Association

The Missouri Cattlemen's Association (MCA) is a not-for-profit, grassroots, member-driven organization focused on protection and promotion of the Missouri beef cattle industry.

Missouri Livestock Symposium

Annual event held in Kirksville, Mo that provides educational seminars on many livestock topics.

Mizzou Repro YouTube channel

Learn about artificial insemination (AI), estrus synchronization, genetic selection, heifer development, calving assistance and more in these videos on the reproductive management of beef cattle by the Mizzou Repro program.

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