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Dr. Paul Fricke plans and coordinates statewide Extension educational programming in Wisconsin to improve reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle through the development and evaluation of management practices and reporductive technologies.
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Register now to attend one of the two regional meetings of the National Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC)
The National DCRC will be holding two regional meetings in 2009; one in Minneapolis, MN on November 12-13, the other in Boise, ID on November 19-20 (click the highlighted links to download a copy of the meeting agenda for each location).
To register for these meetings online, visit the DCRC web site at: http://www.dcrcouncil.org/CONVENTIONS/index.html
Wisconsin Dairy Statistics 2008: County level data
Sorted by number of cows per county
Sorted by milk production per county
Dairy Team News from the University of Wisconsin
 Dairy Team News
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Artificial Insemination Techniques in Dairy Cattle CD-ROM
Fricke, P. M., D. J. Brusveen, and J. N. Guenther, 2007. Artificial Insemination Techniques for Dairy Cattle. This CD-ROM is available in English and Spanish versions and offers an overview of the tools and procedures needed to understand artificial insemination in dairy cows including: an overview of reproductive anatomy, working with a nitrogen tank, how to store and thaw semen, how to load an AI gun, and a demonstration of proper insemination technique. Includes Flash and PDF files, for Mac and PC. Available for $25 through the Babcock Institute at: http://babcock.cals.wisc.edu/publications/reproduction.lasso.
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Paul
M. Fricke, Ph.D. Professor of Dairy Science