Meta-analysis of the incidence of pregnancy losses in dairy cows at different stages to 90 days of gestation

Pregnancy losses are a biological challenge and economically important in dairy herds. A meta-analysis was conducted to quantify losses in 4 periods from 19 to 90 d of pregnancy corresponding to the physiological development of gestation in dairy cows. A total of 19,723 diagnostic records from 46 st...

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Main Authors: A. Albaaj, J. Durocher, S.J. LeBlanc, S. Dufour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910222001375
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Summary:Pregnancy losses are a biological challenge and economically important in dairy herds. A meta-analysis was conducted to quantify losses in 4 periods from 19 to 90 d of pregnancy corresponding to the physiological development of gestation in dairy cows. A total of 19,723 diagnostic records from 46 studies were included. Pregnancy losses averaged 27%, 13%, 7%, and 2% in the early embryonic (19 to 32 d), late embryonic (30 to 45 d), early fetal (45 to 60 d), and later fetal (60 to 90 d) stages. These results provide a formal synthesis of the incidence of pregnancy losses in dairy cows.
ISSN:2666-9102