Infertility due to Diseases

  • Vaccinate all the animals as per the suggestions of the veterinarian and recommendations of the Animal Husbandry department.

  • Maintain hygienic standards in the farm to prevent the spread of the disease.

  • Vaccinate the animals according to the season.

  • Before conducting any animal in the herd, get its vaccination history and get the animal's health checked by a veterinarian.

  • Do not allow untrained professionals to inseminate your animals.

  • If any discharge from vulva or abortion is observed in the herd, immediately report the veterinarian.

  • Do not attend or treat the reproductive organs of animals by yourself as it may cause zoonotic disease, and may even cause irreparable damage to the reproductive organ.

  • Maintain a history record book of herd vaccinations, movement of cattle to and from other premises, inducted animal source and management and origin of bulls.

  • Keep reproductive history records of animals, including type of infection, number of abortions, conception rate, and approximate breeding dates.

  • Separate diseased animals from healthy animals.

  • Always attend to healthy animals first and then diseased animals. If possible, there should be separate attendant for the healthy and diseased animals.

  • Use gloves and mask to attend diseased animals as some diseases are zoonotic and dispose the biological materials properly as per the advice of veterinarian.

  • Always wash hands after attending to diseased animals.

  • If there is case of abortion in the herd, identify the animal and separate the same from the herd.

  • Use gloves and mask while attending to such animals and never reuse them again.

  • Dispose the mask and biological material like an aborted fetus by incineration or by dumping under a deep pit after treating the material with disinfectants.

  • Testing of Brucella should be a part of every pre-breeding evaluation.

  • Conduct test/molecular tests that are specific for the pathogen to identify the root cause.

  • Blood tests and microbial cultures may be used for the diagnosis of disease and pathogen detection.

  • Blood or discharge material may be sent to a suitable laboratory for the diagnosis of disease and detection of the causative pathogen.

  • Antimicrobial sensitivity tests should be done to develop suitable strategies for the treatment of animals.

  • Farmers should be trained to handle the diseased animals aseptically and should be sensitized about its importance.

  • If there is a pathogen that has a high infectivity rate, appropriate measures like vaccination of other animals, informing higher authorities etc. should be taken.