Dr. Jordan Thomas talks about considerations when keeping heifer calves as potential replacements. Learn how to have better reproductive success long term -- ultimately making for a much more productive cow in your herd.

YouTube video explaining how modern timed AI protocols for beef cattle don't require estrus detection. Knowing what proportion of your cows or heifers have expressed estrus before timed AI can be valuable information.

Using an estrus detection aid can improve the accuracy of your estrus detection program or determine which cattle have expressed estrus before timed AI. Dr.

Learn the procedures for this year’s Missouri Steer Feedout, an educational program through which cattle producers learn about the genetics and management of calves, gain experience feeding cattle, and more.

Enter a minimum of five steer calves born after Jan. 1, 2022, for $20 per head in the 2022 Missouri Steer Feedout, an educational program for cattle producers. Entry deadline is Oct. 10.

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.

NCARG's mission is to accelerate the rate of adoption of profitable reproductive and genomic technologies in the beef industry.

Having your veterinarian take pelvic measurements can be a great way to identify heifers that would have problems calving. Scott Poock, DVM, MU College of Veterinary Medicine explains the process and how to best use the information.

University of Missouri Extension maintains several breeding barns, positioned in various parts of the state. These barns are available for rent for a modest daily fee. A map shows locations and contacts.

Many beef producers never have preg checks performed, missing an opportunity to save money on feed/other costs of maintaining open cows in your herd. Dr.

Scott Poock, DVM of the MU College of Veterinary Medicine discusses the reproductive tract score system, a valuable tool to assess your heifer development program in this YouTube video.

What does your calving distribution tell about your reproductive management?

Fixed-time AI works. Univ. of Missouri developed the "split-time AI" approach. Dr. Jordan Thomas explains how using estrus detection aids at a more optimal time for animals gives gives a boost to pregnancy rates.

Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) values - powerful tool to compare the genetic merit of cattle. Troy Rowan, PhD Candidate in Animal Genomics at MU, discusses the value of EPDs and how to use them in sire selection.