Creating pregnancies in the heat with Ben Dickman
About this episode
Ben Dickman discusses strategies for creating pregnancies in high temperatures at his dairy in Arizona.
Ben Dickman of Dickman and Sons Dairy joins host Matti McBride in this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast to discuss how he creates pregnancies in 110°F temperatures. Learn what type of cooling system Dickman implements, what reproduction protocol he follows and more about his dairy in Coolidge, Arizona. Episode breakdown: 0:40 – Rapid-fire questions 1:45 – Dickman’s background, Dickman and Sons Dairy 3:20 – Temperature challenges 4:45 – Cooling systems 6:30 – Reproduction protocol 7:30 – Current breeding split 9:15 – Focus on cow comfort 11:20 – Methane digester 12:20 – Dickman’s advice for getting cows pregnant in heat 13:20 – Goals moving forward
Topics covered
- dairy reproduction
- heat management
- cow comfort
- cooling systems
- breeding protocols
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