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Nutritional Strategies to Improve Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle and Buffaloes

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Current Concepts in Bovine Reproduction

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Nutrition is an integral part of biological system. Excess or deficiency of any nutrient will affect availability of other nutrients and hamper metabolic process. Energy, protein and minerals are essential for optimum reproduction. Improved genetic potential for milk production causes stress on animals and consequently reduces fertility. Negative energy balance is crucial factor for delayed fertility in lactating dairy animals. Demand for protein increases with peak milk yield causes excess supply of protein, in particular, rumen degradable protein (RDP), leading to infertility or repeat breeding in high yielders. Requirement of minerals may be lesser in quantity, but it exerts huge biochemical role viz., integral part of several enzymes, synthesis of hormones, antioxidant, maintenances of epithelium, etc. This chapter deals with nutrients needed for efficient reproduction, its function, level of feeding and feeding strategies.

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Rajendran, D., Gowda, N.K.S., Rao, S.B.N., Babu, P.E., Manimaran, A., Kumaresan, A. (2022). Nutritional Strategies to Improve Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle and Buffaloes. In: Kumaresan, A., Srivastava, A.K. (eds) Current Concepts in Bovine Reproduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0116-4_4

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