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Discoveries advance dairy-cow fertility

Jack Falinski Michigan State University
May 14, 2026
3 hrs ago

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Dairy cows reside in the new Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.

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Jack Falinski Michigan State University

Research from Michigan State University Professor J. Richard Pursley is trailblazing an area within dairy-cattle management that Wendell Van Gunst says is essential to keep farms profitable.

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