By Collick, D. W. and Kerby, M. K., Cattle Practice, 2003
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Poor fertility is the single most important economic loss on UK dairy farms at an estimated pound130/cow/year. The establishment of a regular, planned fertility visit on a herd of approximately 100 dairy cows demonstrated a cost benefit of 1.08 pence per litre (pound65.62/cow/year) when there was total control over service and even 0.30 pence per litre (pound17.51/cow/year) when there was less control due to a bull running with the herd. Veterinary involvement and cost benefits extended into other areas such as nutrition, production, cell counts and lameness.
Poor fertility is the single most important economic loss on UK dairy farms at an estimated pound130/cow/year. The establishment of a regular, planned fertility visit on a herd of approximately 100 dairy cows demonstrated a cost benefit of 1.08 pence per litre (pound65.62/cow/year) when there was total control over service and even 0.30 pence per litre (pound17.51/cow/year) when there was less control due to a bull running with the herd. Veterinary involvement and cost benefits extended into other areas such as nutrition, production, cell counts and lameness.
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