Improving Artificial Breeding of Cattle in Africa: Guidelines and Recommendations : a Manual Prepared Under the Framework of an IAEA Technical Cooperation Regional AFRA Project on Increasing and Improving Milk and Meat Production, with Technical Support from the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and AgricultureThis manual of protocols, procedures, guidelines and recommendations was produced under an IAEA Technical Cooperation Project, entitled "Improving and Increasing Milk and Meat production," that was implemented within the framework of the AFRA program, with technical support of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. It is the result of interactive collaboration between the national coordinators of the project, several experts in artificial insemination (AI) in the participating Member States, two IAEA experts who assisted with the project and the technical officer from the Joint FAO/IAEA Division. The manual is intended for livestock specialists involved in the provision of AI services to cattle farmers in Africa, including those in ministries of agriculture/livestock, departments of livestock and veterinary services, AI centres, semen distribution centres and field level AI service points. It is also a useful resource for teachers and students in faculties of veterinary and animal sciences, and those involved in the training of AI technicians. |
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abnormalities AIDA AIDA computer animal concerned animals should comply application approval Artificial Insemination Artificial Insemination Centre artificial vagina beef Bovine breeding brucellosis buffer solution BVD-MD calving Campylobacter fetus cattle certificate clean Co-operative collection of genetic concentration conception rate Condition score contains counted cow indexes dairy Date diluent dilution DISEASE TESTING distilled water dose egg yolk Electroejaculators farmers fertility gene genetic improvement genetic material genetic merit given in Annex glycerol handling heat detection herd heritability heterosis IAEA International Joint FAO/IAEA labelling laboratory liquid nitrogen livestock milk production milk recording milk samples motility National Artificial Insemination nigrosin NIGROSIN-EOSIN STAIN oestrus P.O. Box pasteur pipette processing progeny test progesterone programmes provisions referred quarantine recommended registrar reproductive result selection semen collection semen collection facilities semen production sire proofs South Africa sperm spermatozoa Stock buffer straw subregulation TANZANIA TANZANIA E-mail Telephone traits veterinarian