Reproduction Management Sessions
Get access to all 8 reproduction management sessions!
-Julie Walker - South Dakota State University-Nutrition and Reproduction
-Sarah Moorey and Hannah Clark - University of Tennessee-Management Decisions to Improve the Reproductive Performance of Your Herd
- Dan Busch - Select Sires-Starting an AI Program Tips for Success
- Robin Salverson - South Dakota State University- Estrous Synchronization with Natural Service
- Erika Lundy - Iowa State Extension- Successful Heifer Development
- Olivia Amundson - South Dakota State University- Utilizing Bull’s in a Synchronization Protocol
- Jordan Thomas - University of Missouri- Management of Reproduction: What about bulls?
- Ryan Walker- Noble Research- Observations During Breeding Season
Not only will you be able to access all videos, you will also be able to download them in podcast form! Learn more about the experts
Julie Walker supports the citizens of South Dakota in her role as a Professor & SDSU Extension Beef Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings. Julie shares her expertise through articles and her teaching.
Dr. Sarah Moorey’s overarching research goal is to improve fertility of beef cattle to a single insemination or natural service and thereby increase the percentage of early calving cows in the beef herd. Optimal reproductive success is a combination of genetics and management; thus Dr. Moorey’s program investigates both genetic components of fertility and the complex physiology through which pregnancy is successfully achieved. Our lab leverages molecular techniques, -omics technologies, and bioinformatics to contribute advancements of knowledge in the above areas with the end goal of improving reproductive efficiency in beef cattle. Dr. Moorey’s lab works heavily in both the basic and applied aspects of research related to reproduction. Students will have opportunities to advance their skills in both areas and will tailor their program to advance their specific goals. Dr. Moorey is excited to work with dedicated students who wish to advance their education and future career opportunities through research in reproductive physiology and genomics. Please reach out if you are interested in joining our team. Dr. Moorey is joined by her graduate student, Hannah Clark, for this presentation!
Dan Busch is our Direct Sales/Beef Specialist, as well as a Beef Reproduction and Research Specialist for Select Sires, Inc. Dan and his wife, Kate, live in Columbia, MO with their two children, Clay, 10, and Lena, 6. Dan has been with us for 12 years. Dan grew up on a diversified livestock operation (cattle and swine) in east-central Missouri and spent a considerable amount of time working on a neighboring dairy operation. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Animal Science (Reproductive Physiology) from the University of Missouri and served as an MU Research/Extension specialist prior to joining Select Sires. Dan was a part of an internship at MU which allowed him to work alongside Select Sires reps in MO, KY, IN, and SD. This gave him an appreciation for the Select Sires organization and the drive their employees have to help customers be successful in their operations. This appreciation has grown stronger over the past 12 years, and Dan says he is thankful each day for the opportunity to be a part of the Select Sires family.
In his role, Dan spends much of his time with direct sales to beef and dairy customers in northeast Missouri and most spring and fall hours involve breeding beef cattle. Dan also does some A.I. work with dairy herds as needed. Throughout the year, Dan also attends various beef and dairy conferences to strengthen and build relationships within our industry. When he’s not on the road or in the breeding barn, he works with producers, sales reps, and other individuals within the Select Sires community to help troubleshoot issues with beef synchronization and A.I. programs, and he regularly presents at producer meetings and sales rep training sessions.
Robin Salverson-A graduate of South Dakota State University and Colorado State University. I worked in the AI and embryo transfer industry before joining the SDSU Extension team in 2001 as a Livestock Educator in Harding County. In 2011, I moved to the Lemmon Regional Extension Office as a field specialist where my focus is cow calf management. My areas of focus are reproductive management, livestock water quality, heifer development, grazing livestock nutrition, cow calf management and programming for women involved in agriculture.
A graduate of Iowa State University, Erika Lundy has spent the last four years as a program specialist with the Iowa Beef Center, working with producers, industry leaders and other stakeholders across the state to develop new extension educational programming. She has also headed research projects on grazing cover crops, implant strategies in feedlots and fescue tolerance effects on cow reproduction. Lundy will be housed in the ISU Extension and Outreach Adair County office and will work with producers in the southwest part of the state.
“I’m very excited to be back in southwest Iowa and have the opportunity to work with producers on a daily basis,” Lundy said. “In this role, interaction with producers is a two-way street and provides me with an opportunity to learn just as much from other producers as they hopefully can learn from me.”Olivia Amundson has been a part of the South Dakota State University Cow/Calf Speacilist team since 2019. In this role she supports the producers of South Dakota and is based out of the Sioux Fall area.
Jordan Thomas is an Assistant Professor and State Beef Reproduction Specialist in the Division of Animal Sciences at the University of Missouri. Dr. Thomas is a Missouri native and University of Missouri alumnus, having earned his Ph.D. in Animal Sciences with an emphasis in Reproductive Physiology in 2017. Dr. Thomas maintains an active applied research program in reproductive management of beef cattle, coordinates the breeding program for cattle across the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station Research Center herds, and serves as program advisor to the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program. The primary research focus of the Thomas lab is control of the bovine estrous cycle, specifically to facilitate use of reproductive technologies such as timed artificial insemination and embryo transfer.Ryon Walker, Ph.D., serves as a Noble Research Institute livestock consultant. His areas of emphasis include: estrous synchronization and artificial insemination (AI), management strategies to improve reproductive efficiency, heifer development, improving cow-calf efficiency in forage-based grazing systems, and backgrounding management.