DairyTalk 417: Fertility problems start in management - not in the breeding schedule - by Helmut Demmelhuber

DairyTalk by Helmut Demmelhuber · May 7, 2026 · 17m

This episode draws on several technical articles examining how to improve fertility in dairy herds and puts key management levers into perspective. It highlights that reproductive performance is driven less by isolated interventions and more by consistent processes across transition management, metabolic stability, and heat detection. The period around calving emerges as a critical bottleneck, where nutritional missteps can impair fertility well beyond early lactation. The analysis also shows that digital monitoring only creates value when embedded in structured routines. Ultimately…