B. Compare and contrast the challenges of artificially inseminating dairy heifer

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B. Compare and contrast the challenges of artificially inseminating dairy heifers versus dairy cows.

C. As a dairy producer, select one method of pregnancy detection and discuss why you would use that method on your herd over other methods currently available. Be sure to include the pros and cons of the methods.

D. Based on the information provided below. Determine if the following animals are pregnant or non-pregnant, then explain how you come to this conclusion, Are additional test needed for confirmation

1. A third lactation cow, bred at 64 days postpartum, tests positive result for Pregnancy-Specific Protein B at 90 days in milk.

2. A first lactation cow, bred 80 days postpartum has not been observed in estrus by 120 post-partum.

3. A 14 month old Jersey heifer confirmed pregnant via palpation by your new veterinarian at 40 days post breeding, she is now mounting other heifers in her group.

4. A 16 month old Holstein heifer tests positive result for Pregnancy-Specific Protein B.

Explanation / Answer

1)

The challenges of artificially inseminating dairy heifers versus dairy cows are:

These factors vary from heifers to dairy cows.

2)

The common Pregnancy diagnosis methods in cows and heifers are:

Among them I would like to use ultrasound examination, because it has 99% of accuracy. The other methods have several errors. For example, the Hormone measurements have errors, like

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