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Health status, production and reproduction performance in cattle herds as influenced by management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

E Knapp ,
P Chapaux ,
L Istasse  and
K Touati
E Knapp
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
P Chapaux
Affiliation:
Association Wallonne de l’Elevage, 5590 Ciney, Belgium
L Istasse*
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
K Touati
Affiliation:
Ruminants and pigs clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
*
Email: listasse@ulg.ac.be
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The overall trend of the reproduction performance is a reduction since at least 20 years. In Belgium, the pregnancy rate at artificial insemination decreases about 1% per year (Opsomer et al, 2006). To obtain good reproduction performance, many requisite factors are necessary. Health status, nutritional status or production level are some well-known examples. Many studies review these factors and their impact on the reproduction performance. The aim of this work was to describe the impact of health status, production and management on the reproduction performance in Walloon farms.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 36
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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References

Opsomer, G., Leroy, J.L.M.R., Vanholder, T., Bossaert, P. and de Kruif, A. 2006. Vlaam..Diergeneeskd. Tijdschr., 75, 113–119.Google Scholar