Breeding Soundness Evaluation of the Bull

The breeding soundness evaluation of the bull is a simple, practical and inexpensive test that allows the identification of subfertile and infertile animals that may affect the success of a breeding program. It should be performed periodically, but its use in our country is uncommon. This assessment...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Páez-Barón, Edwin Manuel, Corredor-Camargo, Emma Sofía
التنسيق: Online
اللغة:spa
منشور في: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2014
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencia_agricultura/article/view/3837
الوصف
الملخص:The breeding soundness evaluation of the bull is a simple, practical and inexpensive test that allows the identification of subfertile and infertile animals that may affect the success of a breeding program. It should be performed periodically, but its use in our country is uncommon. This assessment involves three basic steps: physical examination (general shape, internal and external sex organs), evaluation of the libido, and the collection and evaluation of semen. A review of issues that includes reproductive bull evaluation in order to determine the reproductive fitness of males intended for that purpose is presented here.