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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2005.949

Reproductive Management with Ultrasound Scanner-monitoring System for a High-yielding Commercial Dairy Herd Reared under Stanchion Management Style  

Takagi, M. (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Farm Animal Production Medicine, Kagoshima University)
Yamagishi, N. (Research Center for Animal Hygiene and Food Safety, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
Lee, I.H. (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
Oboshi, K. (Research Center for Animal Hygiene and Food Safety, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
Tsuno, M. (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
Wijayagunawardane, M.P.B. (Department of Animal Science, University of Peradeniya)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.18, no.7, 2005 , pp. 949-956 More about this Journal
Abstract
The weekly ultrasound scanner (US) observations of reproductive organs in a commercial dairy herd with the popular stanchion style management were conducted for over 26 months. Based on reproductive records, the following were evaluated: 1) the effect of postpartum period commencement of US monitoring on herd reproductive efficacy, and 2) the effectiveness of a US monitoring-based diagnosis and subsequent treatments of reproductive disorders on postpartum reproductive efficiency. The reproductive parameters of cows, which were subjected to US monitoring between Days 30-40 (Day 0 = day of parturition), Days 41-50, Days 51-60, and above Day 61, were compared. The reproductive parameters of cows diagnosed as having reproductive disorders (RD) with US monitoring before or after the first artificial insemination (AI) were also compared. It was found that the day of commencement of US monitoring in cows diagnosed with and without RD significantly affected the period towards the first AI and the open period. In particular, cystic follicles and anoestrus detected either before or after the first AI significantly affected herd reproductive efficiency. The implementation of US monitoring improved reproductive efficiency by reducing the open period and increasing the number of milking cows in the herd. The results of this field trial indicate that the postpartum reproductive management of dairy cows with the use of the US monitoring system is one strategy to improve reproductive efficiency, especially in a high-yielding dairy herd reared stanchion management style.
Keywords
Dairy Herd; Reproductive Management; Ultrasound Scanner;
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