Cattle price$ are high, knowing what's happening inside your herd is profitable.
What Essential Data can ultrasound give you?
1. Fetal Viability - don’t feed uncertainty
- Ultrasound gives you more than a “yes” or “no”
- Why it counts: each nonviable pregnancy can cost you $
“With cull cow prices reaching record highs, now may be the best time for beef producers to pregnancy check their herds. Identifying and removing open cows before winter feeding can save money and create new profit opportunities” Pregnancy Testing Beef Cows Saves Money and Adds Value
2. Early Open detection - Save feed and time
- ReproScan Makes it easy to identify opens early - With skill even just 28-35 days post-breeding.
- Why it counts: every open cow found early can save you $
“Utilizing pregnancy detection as early as 35 days allows producers to target different markets and conserve forage resources.” University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension (2021) — Maximizing Returns: Early Weaning, Pregnancy Detection, and Cull Cow Marketing Strategies
3. Fetal Age - Feed and calve with confidence
- Knowing fetal age helps you group cows and identify your most efficient breeders.
- why it counts: fetal aging helps you identify early
- conceiving heifers that wean heavier calves, rebreed sooner, and stay more productive over their lifetime.
“Managing and selecting heifers to breed early in the breeding season improves lifetime productivity” South Dakota State University Extension (2020) — Early Conception Equals Greater Lifetime Productivity in Beef Cows
“Heifers that are properly developed and conceive early in the breeding season had increased longevity compared to heifers bred late in the breeding season” Guidelines for Reproductive Management of Beef Cows and Heifers
Check out this video on why our customers use ultrasounds in their operation
What product is right for you?
Check out our different application pages to see how our machines can work best for your different practices!
Set yourself up for success at preg-checking time.
ReproScan’s durable ultrasounds give you more data at preg-check, helping you make smarter decisions that protect your feed, time, and bottom line