Research Journal of Science and Technology

  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Reproductive Management of Bovine in Herd: A Review

Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat-388 001, India

Abstract

A herd management is crucial for better reproduction in dairy farm animals. The major herd infertility problems are arising from manage mental factors. Various factors affecting the reproductive process are environment, endocrine, nutrition, heredity and infectious which lead to conditions like anoestrus, infertility, early embryonic death, abortion, mummification, still birth and endocrine logical imbalance or reproductive abnormalities which results into poor reproductive efficiency. Heat detection in herd made successful breeding program following correct time performing artificial insemination. A reproductive management of herd leads to higher conception rates in animals with optimizing the calving intervals and culling rates in herd.

Keywords

Bovine, Herd Management, Heat detection, Pregnancy diagnosis, Reproduction