How are we supposed to get to the bottom of infertility without data?

摘要

Even the best herds will not achieve 100 percent success in breeding and it will be necessary to differentiate the 'extra' failures from the normal ones. This can only be done, says veterinarian Mark White, by looking for patterns … Overthe years, Nadis reporting vets have highlighted infertility and productivity as the main problem areas in the breeding herd. Many producers will recall particular problems in 2002, which it is now thought were due to a severe form of seasonal infertility. Certainlyno new infectious diseases have thus far been identified.