Some causes of wastage in beef cattle artificial breeding.
Causes of reproductive loss in beef cattle AI programs were inadequate oestrus detection, use of vasectomised bulls, reduced inseminator efficiency, inadequate nutrition and infectious reproductive diseases (vibriosis and IPV). Nine case histories were presented detailing the symptoms and diagnosis of low reproductive performance.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004972:Estrus Detection; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000662:veterinary