In this study 272 beef heifers were studied from just prior to their first breeding season (15 October 2003), through their second breeding season and until just after they had weaned their first calves in March 2005. The ...

Livestock production, of which cattle production is a major component, plays a key role in the socio-economic development of Nigeria, with 70-80% of the nation’s population of over 150 million engaged in agriculture and ...

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a disease of significant economic importance in Africa. It causes considerable production losses and its presence in semen is a constraint to international trade. Recent findings that LSDV viral ...

The ruminant trophoblast produces pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (BPAGs) starting at day 25 after conception and continuing until parturition. These glycoproteins are detectable in the blood and milk of pregnant females ...