The main constraints for producers considering adopting a synchronization protocol are labor, facilities and costs. Still, the main advantage of implementing synchronization technology is an added opportunity for more females to conceive in the first 21 days of the breeding season. The authors present benefits of estrus synchronization for beef cows in natural breeding programs.
On average, cows exposed to bulls following estrous synchronization are expected to conceive two weeks earlier than cows that were not synchronized.”
Source: BEEF, March/April 2024. Link.
INSIGHTS: Surprisingly, only a small percentage of the cow herd undergoes a synchronization protocol each year given the benefits. Consider sharing this article with producers whose breeding programs string out calving.