comparison of oestrous synchronization response and pregnancy rate on village cows following timed...
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≥51 million population Per capita consumption of 13.72kg/year 7 to 13% Agricultural GDP Affluent consumers premium Markets Restaurants Wholesalers Retailers Integrated feedlots Feedlots (Where 70% of RSA cattle are finished before slaughter) Developed sector High Income producers & 2250 Elite Breeders 8.3 million beef cattle Meat processors (495 Abattoirs) to Slaughters tonnes produced Failure point: Limited direct access to feedlot market due to people and animal Failure point: Lack of support targeting individual change to fit into RSA beef chain tonnes exported Poor consumers (cheap cuts market) Tanneries for automotive industries Hides ExportLocal Developing sector Markets Butchers Auctions Speculators Festivities Failure point: Very low market off-take Developing sector Land reform Farmers Emerging Farmers Communal farmers 3 million Failure point: Low herd productivity due to people & capitals Failure point: Limited flow of improved bull due to people & capitals 5.7 million Beef cattle to tonnes imported to weaner importedTRANSCRIPT
COMPARISON OF OESTROUS SYNCHRONIZATION RESPONSE AND
PREGNANCY RATE ON VILLAGE COWS FOLLOWING TIMED ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
IN KWAZULU-NATAL AND LIMPOPO PROVINCES”
ByMaqhashu A
Agricultural Research Council-Animal production instituteGermplasm Conservation & Reproductive
Biotechnologies (ARC-GCRB)
OutlineIntroductionObjectivesMaterials and MethodsResults and DiscussionConclusionAcknowledgements
≥51 million populationPer capita consumption of 13.72kg/year 7 to 13% Agricultural GDP
Affluent consumers premium MarketsRestaurantsWholesalersRetailers
Integrated feedlots
Feedlots(Where 70% of RSA cattle are finished before slaughter)Developed sector 50 000 High Income producers & 2250 Elite Breeders
8.3 million beef cattle
Meat processors (495 Abattoirs) 2 400 000 to 2 800 000 Slaughters
640 000 tonnes produced
Failure point: Limited direct access to feedlot market due to people and animal
Failure point: Lack of support targeting individual change to fit into RSA beef chain
35 000 tonnes exported
Poor consumers (cheap cuts
market)
Tanneries for automotive industries
Hides
Export Local
Developing sector Markets ButchersAuctions
Speculators Festivities
Failure point: Very low market
off-takeDeveloping sector
Land reform Farmers15 000
Emerging Farmers87 000
Communal farmers3 million
Failure point: Low herd productivity due to people & capitalsFailure point: Limited flow of
improved bull due to people & capitals
5.7 millionBeef cattle
13 000 to 48 000 tonnes imported
150 000 to 300
000 weaner importe
d
Nedambale@2012
Time when cows show signs of heatTime (hrs) Percentage (%)
00:00-06:00 437:00-12:00 2213:00-18:00 1019:00-23:00 25
Objectives
To evaluate the oestrous response and pregnancy rate following timed artificial insemination (TAI).
MATERIALS
AND
METHODS
Study site
Training of farmers
Synchronization of cows
RESULTS
&
DISCUSSION
Oestrus synchronization response Provinces Breed types Body
conditions score
Cows(n)
Synchronization response (%)
Pregnancy rate (%)
Limpopo
Brahman ≤2.5 24 96 25Brahman ≥3 15 100 60Bonsmara ≤2.5 28 100 29Bonsmara ≥3 21 100 61Nguni ≤2.5 19 100 57Nguni ≥3 65 100 62
KwaZulu Natal
Brahman ≤2.5 30 100 36Brahman ≥3 20 100 45Bonsmara ≤2.5 31 100 35Bonsmara ≥3 19 100 52Nguni ≤2.5 20 100 45Nguni ≥3 50 100 60
Conclusion• Village cows responded successfully to
oestrous synchronization programme regardless of geographic area and body condition.
• Cows with BCS of ≥3 had better pregnancy rate regardless of breed type and province. Moreover Nguni type cows performed better regardless of the BCS.
Implication of the study• Technology transfer
• Information dissemination.
• Livestock improvement.
Acknowledgements
Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
University of Fort Hare (UFH) & Govern Mbeki Research Development Centre (GMRDC).
Agricultural Research Council- Germplasm Conservation and Reproductive Biotechnologies (ARC-GCRB).
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