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Poor nutrition before calving can lengthen the interval from calving to first estrus and reduce the percentage of cows that cycle early in the breeding season. Poor nutrition after calving reduces overall pregnancy rates. Cows need 25% more energy and 41% more protein after calving than in late gestation.
