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ICT Based Animal Fertility Management Model in Private Dairy Farm
R.S. Ghasura
1
, H.B. Patel
2
, G.B. Dudhatra
2
, V.K. Mevada
1
, G.M. Chaudhary
1
1. Department of Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University,
Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
2. Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University,
Sardarkrushinagar-385506, Gujarat, India
Corresponding author email:
danielgornatti@fcv.unlp.edu.ar;
Authors
Animal Molecular Breeding, 2012, Vol.2, No.1 doi: 10.5376/amb.2012.02.0001
Received: 19 Sep., 2012
Accepted: 25 Sep., 2012
Published: 27 Sep., 2012
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Ghasura et al., 2012, ICT Based Animal Fertility Management Model in Private Dairy Farm, Animal Molecular Breeding, Vol.2, No.1, 1-6 (doi:
10.5376/amb.2012.02.0001)
Abstract
Reproductive efficiency of the dairy herd is important for the economic success of the cattle owners and dairy operations
in rural India. Artificial insemination is a scientific reproductive technology that is popular in the dairy industry. Efficient heat
detection management and correct insemination timing are crucial issues that play pivotal roles in reproduction. The timing of
insemination must ensure that the fertile life of sperms and eggs are synchronized. There are many reasons for the failure of artificial
insemination or natural service. A sample paper of cattle owners shows that large percentage of the owners miss heat period and
except some kind of arrangement that intimates them regarding heat period. Challenge is to intimate the concerned persons on time
regarding the heat period. This paper focuses on the information needed and how communication technology can be helpful to
intimate concerned people about heat period and status of the cattle. Based on facts of this paper we proposed the information and
communication based model to manage heat period, insemination and fertility. We have developed software as a part of the model.
This low cost solution can be helpful to improve the fertility of the dairy herd and economy of owners.
Keywords
Herd management software; Information communication technology (ICT); Dairy farm
Introduction
Livestock sector plays a critical role in the welfare of
India's rural population. A noteworthy feature of
Indian dairy scenario is that all the milk is produced
by a very large number of dairy animals having low
productivity (Saravanakumar, 2009). Thus, only marginal
improvement in animal productivity is capable of
making a sustainable impact. Management plays very
important role in achieving high reproductive
efficiency i.e. fertility in dairy animals mainly cattle
and buffaloes. This demands individual attention to
each cow/buffalo at the time of breeding and
parturition. This has a great economic impact on
farming.
India will need to apply new ICTs effectively
in improving these systems so that they support
meeting each of the above requirements for its dairy
sector. The potential of using new ICT base
applications and products in India lays both in
intensive and smallholder livestock systems. Its
applications in large intensive systems in India will be
very similar to those in the developed countries. The
ICT base tools also decrease in infertility ratio and
easy herd management in dairy farm (Parikh et al.,
2010; Parkison and Ramirez, 2006).
1 What is Infertility?
Infertility in cattle accounts for major economic losses
in dairy farming and dairy industry in India.
Maintaining an infertile animal is an economic burden
and in most countries such animals are driven to
slaughterhouses. In cattle, nearly 10~30 percent of
lactations may be affected by infertility and
reproductive disorders. To attain good fertility or high
calving rate both the male and female animals should
be well fed and free from diseases.
With these agents the major causes of infertility viz.
1) Poor detection of heat
2) Untimely insemination
3) Sub estrus/Silent estrus
4) Anestrous