A Practice Approach To The Infertile Cow
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19797702Keywords:
infertility, estrous cycles, genital abnormalities, genital tract, congenital anomalies, senilityAbstract
While infertility may be due to a number of diseases which may affect several cows in the herd or to traceable management errors, the following discussion will focus on the infertile cow which:
l. has had a minumum of three infertile services
2. has normal estrous cycles with normal intervals between services
3. is free from gross genital abnormalities detectable by rectal palpation
4. is free from abnormal discharges from the genital tract
5. has had a minimum of one calving to exclude congenital anomalies preventing conception
6. is no older than 10 years, to excluded infertility resulting from senility
