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Converting the Beef Cow Herd to a Controlled Breeding Season

Mario Binelli, Thiago Martins, Tim Wilson, Cindy Sanders, Mark Warren, , and


Release Date: 1/19/2023

Reviewed At: 5/27/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-an267-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

This report aims to provide guidance to producers on practical aspects for moving from a system with no defined breeding season to a system with a defined season. Written by Mario Binelli, Thiago Martins, Tim Wilson, Cindy Sanders, Mark Warren, Matt Hersom, and Curt Lacy, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, revised January 2023.

About this Publication

This document is AN267, one of a series of the Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2011. Reviewed October 2017. Revised January 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Binelli, M., Martins, T., Wilson, T., Sanders, C., Warren, M., Hersom, M., & Lacy, C. (2023). Converting the Beef Cow Herd to a Controlled Breeding Season. EDIS, 2023(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an267-2023

Authors

Mario Binelli
Mario Binelli
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, reproductive physiology, Department of Animal Sciences

Thiago Martins
Thiago Martins
staff
University of Florida

research scholar, UF/IFAS Department of Animals Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson
County agent
University of Florida

director, Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS St. Johns County, St. Augustine, FL

Cindy Sanders
Cindy Sanders
County agent
University of Florida

director of county logistics, UF/IFAS Extension Administration, Gainesville, FL

Mark Warren
Mark Warren
County agent
University of Florida

county Extension director and Extension agent III, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, Bronson, FL

Matt Hersom
Matt Hersom

former associate professor, Extension beef cattle specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, Gainesville, FL

 

 

Curt Lacy
Curt Lacy

Extension professor, Delta Regional Extension coordinator, Mississippi State University

Publication #AN267

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