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Breeding Soundness Evaluation in Bulls: A Review

Volume 1 - Issue 5

**SA Lone¹*, AR Paray², SH Mir³, BA Ganaie¹, R Sinha² and P Singh²**

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- ¹Animal Reproduction, Gynecology & Obstetrics, ICAR-NDRI, India
- ²Division of LPM, ICAR-NDRI, India
- ³Division of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-NDRI, India
*Corresponding author: SA Lone, Animal Reproduction, Gynecology & Obstetrics, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India

Received: September 22, 2017 Published: October 05, 2017

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000415

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Abstract

Breeding soundness evaluation (BSE) of bull is an easy, cheap, and an essential tool for the cow-calf operation. BSE reduces risk, improves, strategic bull usage, fertility of herd and economics. A field practitioner can play an important role in achievement of whole potential of BSE by performing it properly. A properly performed BSE should include the use of Society for Theriogenology based standards and a systematic protocol by the practitioner. Proper Semen evaluation is an important component of the BSE. Competent physical/reproductive exams and appropriate semen evaluations can contribute greatly to the fertility and economics of individual herds as well as understanding of factors which affect fertility.

Keywords : Bull; Breeding Soundness; Semen Quality