Genetic factors, diseases of reproduction, embryo losses, breeding heifers, pregnancy diagnosis, synch strategies, nutrition and fine-tuning your reproductive program. All this and more in addition to description of anatomy and explanation of the basic reproductive processes. This new edition was produced in cooperation with the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC), and is updated and revised throughout based on the 2006 DCRC conference proceedings, featuring the industry's top experts in cattle reproduction.
When too large a proporAnimals such as these must tion of cows are culled for inferbe culled from the herd — a direct ... when milk yield is low ; from higher semen costs because more units of semen must be used to obtain each pregnancy ...
Cattle Fertility and Sterility
Infertility and Sterility in Dairy Cattle
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This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on infertility and other reproductive disorders in dairy cattle.
updated throughout with new information on sexing embryos, sexing semen, marketing, cloning as well as the basics and economics of this technology. Glossary.
A manual for understanding reproductive cycles in dairy cattle and how to make them more efficient.
The modern genetically improved dairy cow produces large quantities of milk but suffers from poor reproductive efficiency. This has a major impact on farm incomes. These two volumes review the...
Dairy Herd Fertility
Fertility and Infertility in the Domestic Animals: Aetiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment