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Importance of micro minerals in reproductive
performance of livestock - Sudhir Kumar, Anil Kumar Pandey, Waquar Ahmed
AbdulRazzaque, Dinesh Kumar Dwivedi
Vet World. 2011; 4(5): 230-233
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2011.230-233
Abstract
Micro minerals have a great impact on animal's
reproductive physiology and its imbalance causes
various problems leading to lowered reproductive
efficiency and resultant monetary loss to the
dairy industry. Adequate micro minerals
supplementation is required as most of the
roughages, greens, concentrates and even most of
commercial feeds available to Indian market are
deficient in trace mineral elements. Often
correcting an imbalance in mineral levels can sole
a nagging problem by improving reproductive
performance and health with little additional
cost. As terrain and agro climatic area of India
is quite diverse, so one therapeutic treatment may
not be suitable for other regions. Hence there is
a need to map of the various nutrient status in
soil, fodder and animal, so that accordingly an
area specific mineral may me supplemented.
Keywords: Microminerals, Reproduction,
Livestock, Reproductive physiology, Anoestrus,
Infertility.
