Open AccessThe effect of Foot and Mouth disease on reproductive performance of Holstein bulls in Artificial Insemination Center of Iraq
Author(s) -
Kreem Iwaid Al-Badry
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the iraqi journal of veterinary medicine/al-maǧallaẗ al-ṭibbiyyaẗ al-bayṭariyyaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7409
pISSN - 1609-5693
DOI - 10.30539/iraqijvm.v36i1.517
Subject(s) - artificial insemination , semen , insemination , sperm , semen collection , fertility , biology , zoology , intrauterine insemination , foot and mouth disease , semen quality , sperm bank , veterinary medicine , gynecology , andrology , medicine , pregnancy rate , infertility , pregnancy , anatomy , outbreak , virology , botany , population , genetics , environmental health
This study was carried out in Artificial Insemination Center of Iraq to revealed FMD disease effect on some seminal attributer parameters of 14 imported Holstein bulls divided to three groups according to different reproductive efficiency (four High, five medium and five weak). Results showed that FMD disease had significant (P < 0.05) adverse effect on most seminal attributer parameters, mass, individual motility and sperm concentration / ml during post disease in first of two, four, all months of high, medium and weak semen quality bulls respectively .but semen volume didn’t influenced significantly with this disease. So semen collection should be suspended until resume normal fertility of sperm, after two, four month of high and medium bulls respectively, and must be revealed weak bulls when disease happen to avoid the failure of conception from artificial insemination and there is no economic benefit to use or keep weak bulls