Influence of Estrus Detection on Days Open in Dairy Herds

Abstract Data from 10 herds on a herd reproductive status program supported estimates of lost reproductive days per cow per year due to conception failure and missed heat as 23 and 10 days. The corresponding estimates from Ohio Dairy Herd Improvement were 14.7 and 40.3 days. The correlation within the 10 herds between days lost due to failure to conceive and total days open was .38 and between days lost due to missed heats and total days open .92.