Table 3.
Incidence of subfertility leading to disposal of bulls due to subfertility problems
Particulars | Cattle | Buffalo |
---|---|---|
Poor libido (PL) | 8 (2.93) | 5 (2.00) |
Poor semen quality (PSQ) | 16 (5.86) | 12 (4.80) |
Poor semen freezability (PSF) | 7 (2.56) | 17 (6.80) |
Cryptorchid | 1 (0.36) | 0 (0.00) |
Penile deviation | 2 (1.40) | 0 (0.00) |
Bulls culled due to reasons other than subfertility problems | 33 (12.08) | 11 (4.40) |
Experimental bulls, not for semen donation | 20 (7.33) | 28 (11.20) |
Bulls culled due to subfertility | 34 (13.19) | 34 (14.00) |
Total bulls culled | 87 (32.60) | 73 (29.60) |
% Bulls culled due to sub-fertility (of total reserved from semen produced) | 13.18 | 14.00 |
Data in bracket represents value in percentage.