Oxidative Stress and Fertility in Dairy Animals
Published on:
07/20/2014
Author/s :
Umesh Sontakke*, Mukesh Bhakat2 and Goutam Mondal1
*(PhD Research Scholar), 1(Senior Scientist) Dairy Cattle Nutrition Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India, 2(Senior Scientist) Livestock Production and Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
Introduction Fertility of dairy cow is reduced in last few decades with increased productivity. Reduced fertility may limit the profitability and sustainability of dairy farms. Fertility is a multi-factorial trait and it is affected by number of factors viz. genetic, environmental, dietary and management factors with their complex interactions which makes difficult to determine the exact reason. S...