Has dairy herd fertility declined in your practice?
|
Yes
|
76.2
|
80.9
|
88.6
|
51.6
|
No
|
13.1
|
0
|
2.3
|
48.4
|
Don't know
|
10.7
|
19.1
|
9.1
|
0
|
Why do you think this is?
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Inadequate dairy cow management
|
20.5
|
19.1
|
25
|
16.1
|
Increased milk yield
|
18.9
|
23.4
|
15.9
|
16.1
|
Inadequate dairy cow nutrition
|
18.9
|
21.2
|
9.1
|
29.0
|
Increased genetics for milk yield
|
15.6
|
21.2
|
9.1
|
16.1
|
Increased dairy herd size
|
9
|
6.4
|
18.2
|
0
|
Increased disease in dairy herds
|
4.9
|
6.4
|
4.5
|
3.2
|
Don't know
|
17.2
|
14.9
|
31.8
|
0
|
What are the main fertility problems you encounter in dairy herds?
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Poor oestrus detection
|
73.8
|
55.3
|
90.9
|
77.4
|
Puerperal problems
|
64.8
|
80.9
|
59.1
|
48.4
|
Repeat breeders
|
64.8
|
59.6
|
54.5
|
87.1
|
Poor conception rates
|
56.5
|
66.0
|
38.6
|
67.7
|