A cross sectional study on reproductive health disorders in dairy cattle in Sudan

A cross sectional study on reproductive health disorders in dairy cattle in Sudan

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A cross sectional survey was carried out in dairy farms in four States of Sudan to determine prevalence of reproductive health disorders that affect dairy cattle industries in the country.A total of 575 adult female cows in dairy farms located in Khartoum, Gezira, Sennar, and White Nile States were investigated using questionnaire survey and face-to-face interviews with the owners.The results indicated that 24.4% of the animals were affected with mini jug one or more reproductive health disorders.Abortion (57.

1%) represented the major health problem affecting calf yield, followed by infertility (34.3%) and neonatal death (8.6%).Other health problems included stillbirth, vaginitis and retained placenta, anomalies, metritis and repeat breeder.Most of the abortion cases were detected during third trimester (76.

25%) followed by first (12.5%) and second (11.25%) trimesters.Finally, countrywide investigations of reproductive disorders and increasing awareness to the owners are recommended for STAIN REMOVER designing successful control strategies of reproductive disorders in Sudan.