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Title
The reproductive effect of kidding : artificial insemination interval in goats
Subject
Goat Artificial insemination
Date
2013-05-29T15:58:33Z 2013-05-29T15:58:33Z 2004
Description
Goat production in Portugal, even for milk, is based on indigenous breeds in extensive systems. Reproduction is based in April/May mating, with the kidding period in September/October. Artificial Insemination (AI) is a fundamental tool to implement breeding schemes for those breeds, which never had any improvement scheme, other than done empirically by the owner/shepherd.
Te goal is to identify the necessary interval between kidding and oestrous synchronization or AI, in order to obtain acceptable reproductive parameters.