Pregnancy testing for forward planning

Collecting data is one thing, using data to minimise costs is another — such is the case with pregnancy testing.

In this video, beef producer and veterinarian, Jacqui Tickell, explains how she uses pregnancy testing to target supplementation and address the higher nutritional requirements of heavily pregnant and wet cows.

While an individual animal data collection system is ideal, Jacqui explains how a notebook, pencil and a few coloured ear tags can achieve the same outcome.